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PRONUNCIATION OF SANTOUR

santour  [sænˈtʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SANTOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Santour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SANTOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Santur

The santur is a Persian hammered dulcimer It is a trapezoid-shaped box often made of walnut or different exotic woods. The Persian classical santur has 72 strings. The term santur is of unclear etymology, though theories include the meaning "one hundred strings" in Persian, or derivation from the Greek term psalterion..

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SANTOUR


caliatour
ˈkælɪətʊə
contour
ˈkɒntʊə
couture
kuːˈtʊə
detour
ˈdiːtʊə
ecotour
ˈiːkəʊˌtʊə
Guntur
ɡʊnˈtʊə
Kultur
kʊlˈtʊə
recontour
riːˈkɒntʊə
retour
rɪˈtʊə
santur
ˈsæntʊə
tour
tʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SANTOUR

santero
Santiago
Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago del Estero
santims
santir
santo
Santo Domingo
santol
santolina
santon
santonica
santonin
Santos
Santos-Dumont
santur
sanyasi

WORDS THAT END LIKE SANTOUR

conducted tour
Cook´s tour
cycling tour
Fantin-Latour
grand tour
Great Stour
guided tour
intonation contour
Latour
magical mystery tour
mystery tour
notour
package tour
stentour
stour
study tour
tiki tour
treachetour
tregetour
walking tour

Synonyms and antonyms of santour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «santour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SANTOUR

Find out the translation of santour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of santour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «santour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

santour
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Santour
570 millions of speakers

English

santour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

santour
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

santour
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

santour
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

santour
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

santour
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

santour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Santour
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Santour
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

santour
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

santour
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Santour
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

santour
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

santour
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

santour
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

santour
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

santour
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

santour
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

santour
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαντούρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

santour
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

santour
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

santour
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of santour

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SANTOUR»

The term «santour» is normally little used and occupies the 117.954 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SANTOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «santour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «santour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about santour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANTOUR»

Discover the use of santour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to santour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cry Of The Peacock
And then, in his greatest feat ever, Solomon the Man brought a santour player—a young man with yellow skin and Mongol eyes, descendant of Tamerlane the Lame, famous across Asia for his talent with the instrument. The santour player had ...
Gina B. Nahai, 2000
2
The Amazing Illustrated Word Game Memory Books Volume 2, Set ...
Twenty-One Central Five-Letter Stems; the Second Seven: Rnast, Rnest, Rneat, Rneas, Irast, Irest, Ireat Frank H. Gaertner. Or RATOONS. SANTOOR T: ATTORNS, RATTONS U: SANTOUR ' Y; ARQYNTS 7“' Letter Word Order wail RNASTY ...
Frank H. Gaertner, 2011
3
The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World, Or, ...
The psaltery was also a stringed instrument, and, if its legitimate descendant is the modern santour,30 we may presume that it is represented in the hands of a Susianian musician on the monument which is our chief authority for the Oriental  ...
George Rawlinson, 1871
4
The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World, Or, ...
the ground,39 like the harps of the Egyptians. The psaltery was also a stringed instrument, and, if its legitimate descendant is the modern santour,30 we may presume that it is represented in the hands of a Susianian musician on the monument ...
‎1871
5
The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the ...
VOCAL-INSTRUMENTAL Music from Iran •Chahar Mezrab (rhythmic instrumental improvisations— Santour, Tar, and Zarb) •Dastgah Homayun (Kamanch^) • Dastgah Mahour (Singer and Setar) •Dastgah Segah (Tar) •Dastgah Shur ( Santour ...
University of Michigan, 1973
6
Daniel the prophet, 9 lectures, with notes
The fifth musician carried an instrument not unlike the modern Santour of the East , consisting of a number of strings stretched over a hollow case or sounding- board." "The Santour of the East " was recognised by Gesenius as the Pesanterin 12 ...
Edward Bouverie Pusey, 1864
7
Daniel the Prophet. Nine lectures, delivered in the Divinity ...
The fifth musician carried an instrument not unlike the modern Santour of the East , consisting of a number of strings stretched over a hollow case or sounding- board.” “The Santour of the East” was recognised by Gesenius as the Pesanterin ' 9 ...
Edward Bouverie Pusey, 1868
8
Born in Baghdad
The eighth was Uncle Shaoul, Uncle Kh'dhouri's older brother, who was honoring the bridegroom by performing. Cutting through the babel of the crowd, Shaoul's santour, with some sixty metal strings, was almost as effective as the dinbeck.
Heskel M. Haddad, 2004
9
Daniel the Prophet: Nine Lectures Delivered in the Divinity ...
The fifth musician carried an instrument not unlike the modern Santour of the East , consisting of a number of strings stretched over a hollow case or sounding- board." "The Santour of the East " was recognised by Gesenius as the Pesanterin12 ...
Edward Bouverie Pusey, 1864
10
The Mexican Inquisition of the Sixteenth Century
tour were based on evidence given by other Frenchmen who bore Santour hatred and ill will. He then related that his parishioner had fulfilled the penance of January 1560 by wearing the wooden cross for over two weeks, and then Nicolas  ...
Richard E. Greenleaf, 1969

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANTOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term santour is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Naghmeh music band to perform in Europe
The group will perform traditional songs and melodies by traditional instruments like the Daf, the Santour, the Ney, the Kamanche, the Kozeh and the Tar, ... «Mehr News Agency - English Version, Jul 15»
2
Music of Sayat Nova Brought to Georgia's Akhaltsikhe District
It features both singers and a wide range of traditional instruments, including the tar, saz, santour, dap, kamancha, kamani, and tav kamani. The repertoire of the ... «Asbarez Armenian News, Jul 15»
3
Rumi band to release video album
Two years ago, Derakshani, a composer of fusion genre and a Santour player, was nominated for the best player of Persian music in the second edition of ... «Mehr News Agency - English Version, Jun 15»
4
Maestro's wife to honor him with academy
Among his pupils is his wife Sousan Aslani who herself is a virtuoso Santour player and feels great debt to her husband and teacher. To pay homage to her ... «Mehr News Agency - English Version, Jun 15»
5
8Dio annonce une banque de Santour
Santur comprendra plus de 6 000 échantillons sonores du santour joué avec trois types de mailloches et trois configurations pour les étouffoirs : désactivé pour ... «Audiofanzine, Jun 15»
6
Around & About--Dance: Isadora Duncan Birthday Celebratory …
... Ricardo Diaz and Koko de la Isla with flamenco guitar and dance, Adriana Ratsch-Rivera on classical guitar and Saman Mahmaudi on santour, tombak, voice. «Berkeley Daily Planet, May 15»
7
Turkey and Iran: Theater of Make Believe
... and Iranians went back to their wardrobes, grabbed their party costumes and started to dance to the same tunes: Turkish belly dancing to the Persian santour. «Gatestone Institute, Apr 15»
8
Mâcon - Concert de l'ensemble vocal Arpège L'Afrique du Nord au …
Aux côtés de la cinquantaine de choristes, Paul Tsiota (djembé et doum doum), Bassel Kayssieh (oud) et Henri Pornon (santour) ont apporté leur énergie et leur ... «Le JSL, Apr 15»
9
Musique persane avec Mirage Duo salle du Sénéchal
Il met aussi en valeur le potentiel expressif du dialogue entre les deux instruments à percussion que sont le santour et le zarb. Le tout avec virtuosité et ... «ladepeche.fr, Feb 15»
10
Delhi's elephant rescued in Haryana
She was rescued from Sirsa district in Haryana and transported by the Wildlife SOS team to the Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Ban Santour, Haryana, one of ... «The Hindu, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Santour [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/santour>. Apr 2024 ».
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