vina

American  

[vee-nah, -nuh] / ˈvi nɑ, -nə /

noun

1. a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.

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vina British  

/ ˈviːnə /

noun

1. a stringed musical instrument, esp of India, related to the sitar

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Etymology

Origin of vina

First recorded in 1780–90, vina is from the Sanskrit word vīṇā

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Example Sentences

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vina

We see a woman pining in a forest alongside a vina, a plucked string instrument with two hollow spheres for resonance; between her and the sky is a brilliant field of solid red.

From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2016

For a quarter of an hour, the vina mewed and whinnied while no one moved.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now, Monsieur le Marquis is not ignorant of the opinion of the ancients on the excessive use of wine during meals; it blunts the taste—ersurdant vina palatum!

From Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume by Octave Feuillet

But would you believe it--I seemed to hear the soft strains of the vina floating through all that wild din and tumult!

From The King of the Dark Chamber by Rabindranath Tagore

It is true, she played upon his faculties, as the Hindus play upon the vina, that strange, sensitive, oriental harp with a dozen strings, of which the musician touches but one.

From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Will Levington Comfort

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