harmonium
/hɑːˈməʊniəm/noun
उच्चारण हार्मोनिअम
हारमोनियम, बाजा
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a musical instrument with a keyboard, in which air is pushed through metal reeds by bellows worked by hand or by foot
हारमोनियम, बाजा
- Radhika's grandfather played the harmonium at the evening bhajan.
- He sang a ghazal, accompanying himself on the harmonium.
- The harmonium needs repair because some keys are stuck.
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- She learnt to play the harmonium at the age of eight.
- The singer pumped the bellows of the harmonium with one hand.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
play the harmonium
Use play with the before the name of the instrument.
वाद्य के नाम से पहले 'the' लगाकर 'play' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika's mother plays the harmonium at bhajan evenings.
- He learnt to play the harmonium as a child.
a harmonium (countable noun)
A harmonium is a keyboard instrument in which air pushed by bellows makes metal reeds sound; the plural is harmoniums.
Harmonium keyboard वाला वाद्य है जिसमें धौंकनी से हवा धकेलने पर धातु की पत्तियाँ बजती हैं; इसका plural 'harmoniums' है।
- The school bought two harmoniums for the music room.
on the harmonium / to the harmonium
Use on for the instrument that plays a tune and to for the singing that goes with it.
धुन बजाने वाले वाद्य के लिए 'on' और साथ गाए जाने वाले गायन के लिए 'to' आता है।
- She played a raga on the harmonium.
- The devotees sang to the harmonium.
harmonium + noun
It combines with nouns: harmonium player, harmonium reed, harmonium music.
यह nouns के साथ जुड़ता है: harmonium player, harmonium reed, harmonium music।
- The harmonium player kept the beat.
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verb + harmonium
playtunecarrypumplearnrepair
- The teacher asked him to tune the harmonium before the class.
harmonium + noun
playerreedlessonbellowskeysmusic
- The harmonium bellows were worn and needed repair.
adjective + harmonium
oldportablewoodenhand-pumpedout of tune
- A portable harmonium was easy to carry to the village.
harmonium + accompaniment
accompanied by a harmoniumto the harmoniumwith harmonium and tabla
- The qawwali was sung with harmonium and tabla.
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- The singer sat behind a harmonium and began the evening raga.
गायक harmonium के पीछे बैठा और उसने शाम का राग शुरू किया।
- Radhika took harmonium lessons every Sunday morning.
राधिका हर रविवार की सुबह harmonium की शिक्षा लेती थी।
- The harmonium is used in bhajans, ghazals and film songs.
Harmonium भजन, ग़ज़ल और फ़िल्मी गानों में प्रयुक्त होता है।
- He pumped the bellows with one hand and played with the other.
वह एक हाथ से धौंकनी चलाता और दूसरे से बजाता था।
- A harmonium out of tune can spoil the whole performance.
सुर से उतरा हुआ harmonium पूरे कार्यक्रम को बिगाड़ सकता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She plays harmonium in the temple.
✓ She plays the harmonium in the temple.
Use the before the name of an instrument after play.
'Play' के बाद वाद्य के नाम से पहले 'the' लगाएँ।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These instruments are all used in music learning, but they work differently.
ये वाद्य संगीत सीखने में प्रयुक्त होते हैं, पर इनके कार्य करने का ढंग अलग है।
A keyboard with hand-worked bellows and metal reeds.
हाथ से चलने वाली धौंकनी और धातु की पत्तियों वाला keyboard।
- He played the harmonium.
A small mouth instrument played by blowing and drawing air.
मुँह से फूँककर और खींचकर बजाया जाने वाला छोटा वाद्य।
- She blew into the harmonica.
A larger keyboard instrument with strings struck by hammers.
हथौड़ों से तारों पर चोट करने वाला बड़ा keyboard वाद्य।
- The piano stood in the hall.