Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: sar-od
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fretless string instrument used mainly in Indian classical music.

Example Sentences

"More surprising are segments showing Mr. Bream and friends starting an evening at a pub and then repairing to his home to play jazz, and a 1962 improvisation with the sarod player Ali Akbar Khan in which Mr. Bream picks up Mr. Khan’s themes with an effortlessness and a fluency that say a lot about his musicianship."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi सरोद (sarod).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: सरोद

Inflected Forms

sarods (plural)

Derived Forms

sarodiya sarodist

Questions

What does sarod mean?: A fretless string instrument used mainly in Indian classical music.
Where does sarod come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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