vina
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.
Origin of vina
1- Also veena.
Words Nearby vina
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How to use vina in a sentence
“But fire is treated like an act of God,” vina Drennan has noted.
Badger Family Fire Tragedy’s Criminality Will Be Weighed by State’s Attorney | Michael Daly | March 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd old Aunt vina and her two sons would not have lost their wages, nor the church its annual liberal check.
Southern Hearts | Florence Hull WinterburnThe islet we visited bore one of the most celebrated vina-devis, and so, of course, was proclaimed sacred.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna BlavatskyAs the vina speaketh music, by musicians tuned aright, Let thy sounding bow and arrows speak thy deeds of matchless might!
Maha-bharata | Anonymousvina, the principal national instrument of the Hindus, also known as the Bengalese vina, strung with wire.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) | Carl Engel
In the mythology of the Hindus the god Nareda is the inventor of the vina, the principal national musical instrument of Hindustan.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) | Carl Engel
British Dictionary definitions for vina
/ (ˈviːnə) /
a stringed musical instrument, esp of India, related to the sitar
Origin of vina
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