Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dombra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dom-bra
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long-necked lute found in parts of Asia and Eastern Europe.

Etymology

From Kazakh домбыра (dombıra) via Russian домбра́ (dombrá).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: домбыра, домбра́

Inflected Forms

dombras (plural)

Questions

What does dombra mean?: A long-necked lute found in parts of Asia and Eastern Europe.
Where does dombra come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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