shehnai
/ʃeɪˈnaɪ/noun
उच्चारण शेनाइ
शहनाई
Core word
noun
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an Indian wind instrument like an oboe, with a wooden body that widens at the end, often played at weddings and on other happy occasions
शहनाई
- The sound of the shehnai announced the arrival of the bridegroom.
- He learnt to play the shehnai from his grandfather.
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General knowledge
Ustad Bismillah Khan, the great shehnai player from Varanasi, was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001.
GK के लिए याद रखें कि वाराणसी के महान शहनाई वादक उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह ख़ान को 2001 में भारत रत्न से सम्मानित किया गया था।