Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kamancheh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ka-mancheh
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long-necked stringed instrument (a spike fiddle) with a bowl-shaped body, traditionally featuring three silk strings but now more often four metal ones, played with a bow, common among the peoples of the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Near East.

Example Sentences

"MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کمانچه (kamânče).

Inflected Forms

kamanchehs (plural) kamencheh (alternative) kamānche (alternative) kamāncha (alternative) kamancha (alternative) kemancha (alternative) kemenche (alternative) kyamancha (alternative)

Questions

What does kamancheh mean?: A long-necked stringed instrument (a spike fiddle) with a bowl-shaped body, traditionally featuring three silk strings but now more often four metal ones, played with a bow, common among the peoples of the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Near East.
Where does kamancheh come from?: Borrowed from Persian کمانچه (kamânče).

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