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

That wines of a resinous taste were esteemed, appears from Martial: Resinata bibis vina, Falerna fugis.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

Ho, all ye jovial brotherhood, Quos sitis vexat plurima, I know a host whose wits are good, Quod vina spectat optima.

From Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse by John Addington Symonds

At Brahma's command, his consort, Sarisvati, goddess of speech and oratory, brought music to man, incidentally giving the Hindoos their finest musical instrument, the vina.

From Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson

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