Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

krar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: krar
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A five-stringed, bowl-shaped lyre of Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Example Sentences

"His playing, full of clustered filigree and loosely rendered rhythms, nods toward Ethiopia’s tradition of solitary folk playing, typically on the krar or the masinko, both stringed instruments."

Etymology

From Amharic ክራር (kərar).

Inflected Forms

krars (plural) kraar (alternative)

Derived Forms

krarist

Questions

What does krar mean?: A five-stringed, bowl-shaped lyre of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Where does krar come from?: From Amharic ክራር (kərar).

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