TW Dictionary logoTW Dictionaryby Toppers' Wisdom

dulcimer

/ˈdʌlsɪmə(r)/noun

उच्चारण डल्सिमर

डलसीमर (तारों वाला एक वाद्य, संतूर जैसा)

Advanced word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a musical instrument with metal strings stretched over a flat box, played by hitting the strings with small hammers

    डलसीमर (तारों वाला एक वाद्य, संतूर जैसा)

    • The santoor of Kashmir is a kind of hammered dulcimer.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a musical instrument from the Appalachian region of the US, with three or four strings, played across the knees by plucking

    (अमेरिकी) डलसीमर, तारों वाला वाद्य

    • She played folk songs on the dulcimer.
✓In the exam

General knowledge

The santoor, made famous by Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, belongs to the hammered dulcimer family of instruments.

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma द्वारा प्रसिद्ध किया गया santoor, hammered dulcimer परिवार का वाद्य है।