tamboura
/tæmˈbʊərə/(亦作tambura)
noun
1
- a large four-stringed lute used in Indian music as a drone accompaniment(印度音乐中用作低音伴奏的四弦)塔姆布拉琴。亦称TANPURA.
2
- a long-necked lute or mandolin of Balkan countries(巴尔干国家的一种长颈)坦布尔琴。
词源
late 16th cent. (denoting a type of long-necked lute): from Arabic ṭanbūr or Persian tunbūra, both from Persian dunbara, literally 'lamb's tail'.