He spent a lot of time trying to learn how to play the ney.
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Ney
Synonyms for "ney" (6 found)
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6 entriesobject usagepersian neysubject usageturkish interrogative pronounturkish neyturkish question word
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11 entriesMiddle Eastern musicPersian neyTurkish neyend blown flutegender neutral pronounneopronoun neyney formney pronounney usagereed flutewind instrument
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3 total sentences available.
He played the ney for two hours without taking a break.
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A few weeks later Adille phoned me to say that he had just met a person who had begun to make neys from special reeds that he found on an island in the Yarra River in Melbourne, of all places.
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