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shehnai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
shehnai
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hindi शहनाई (śahnāī), from Persian شهنای (šahnāi).

Inflected Forms

shehnais (plural) shanai (alternative) shenai (alternative)

Questions

What does shehnai mean?
An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.
Where does shehnai come from?
From Hindi शहनाई (śahnāī), from Persian شهنای (šahnāi).

How to pronounce shehnai

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