तंबूरा tambūrā

तंबूरा tambūrā (hindi)

A kind of mandoline, or Turkish guitar, with chords of brass wire.

तंबूरा tambūrā tāmbu:ra: (nm) a four-stringed drone.

H تنبورا तंबूरा tambūrā, = P & H تنبور तंबूर tambūr, [S. तुम्ब+र+कः; whence H. tūṅbṛā or tumbṛā, 'a gourd'; A. t̤umbūr or t̤ambūr, which is fancifully derived from the P. dumb-i-bara, 'a lamb's tail'], s.m. A kind of mandoline, or Turkish guitar, with chords of brass wire; a tambour; a drum.