Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shruti box

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: shru-ti box
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical instrument resembling a harmonium, used to provide a droning accompaniment in Indian classical music.

Example Sentences

"During the “Gayatri Mantra” her voice soared over the hypnotic drone that one hand coaxed from her shruti box, while the other hand energetically massaged the air."

Etymology

Compound of shruti + box.

Inflected Forms

shruti boxes (plural) sruti box (alternative) shrutibox (alternative) srutibox (alternative)

Synonyms

surpeti

Questions

What does shruti box mean?: A musical instrument resembling a harmonium, used to provide a droning accompaniment in Indian classical music.
Where does shruti box come from?: Compound of shruti + box.

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