Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-tara
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A one-stringed musical instrument from India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi एकतारा (ektārā, literally “one-string”), ultimately from Classical Persian یکتار. Related to sitar.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: एकतारा, یکتار

Inflected Forms

ectaras (plural)

Questions

What does ectara mean?: A one-stringed musical instrument from India.
Where does ectara come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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