sitarn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪtɑː/,

/sɪˈtɑː/, U.S.

/səˈtɑr/,

/ˈsɪˌtɑr/

Forms: 1800s sitarre, 1700s– sitar, 1800s– setar.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu sitār; Persian sitār.

Etymology: < (i) Urdu sitār, and its etymon (ii) Persian sitār, sih tār ( < sih three ( < an Old Persian reflex of the Indo-European base of three adj.) + tār string of a musical instrument), so called with reference to an earlier form of the instrument, which had three strings.The Greek etymon of cithara n. is apparently unrelated. The form setar reflects the Persian pronunciation.

A stringed musical instrument, traditionally played in India, having a hemispherical body, a long neck, and movable frets.Sitars typically have six or seven principal strings above the frets which are plucked with a metal pick and a number of secondary strings underneath the frets which vibrate in sympathy with the plucked strings.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > guitar or lute type > [noun] > guitar > other guitars

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1777 J. Kindersley Lett. from E. Indies liv. 232 Several black fellows stand behind,..some of them playing upon a sitar, which is something like a guitar, but greatly inferior even to that trifling instrument.

1879 E. Arnold Light of Asia vi. 144 One that twitched A three-string sitar.

1898 G. S. Robertson Chitral i. 7 A sitar-player will sing of love.

1966 Melody Maker 7 May 10 Since George Harrison introduced the sitar on ‘Norwegian Wood’ on the Beatles' ‘Rubber Soul’ album there has been an intense interest in this Indian instrument.

1975 D. Lodge Changing Places ii. 85 Someone dimmed the lights and turned up the sitar music.

2005 T. Umrigar Space between Us (2007) xxv. 315 After a few minutes the sitar ceases its heart-numbing drone, and then all that's left is a tabla beat—incessant, surging, powerful.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sitar
释义	sitarn. Brit. /ˈsɪtɑː/, /sɪˈtɑː/, U.S. /səˈtɑr/, /ˈsɪˌtɑr/ Forms: 1800s sitarre, 1700s– sitar, 1800s– setar. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu sitār; Persian sitār. Etymology: < (i) Urdu sitār, and its etymon (ii) Persian sitār, sih tār ( < sih three ( < an Old Persian reflex of the Indo-European base of three adj.) + tār string of a musical instrument), so called with reference to an earlier form of the instrument, which had three strings.The Greek etymon of cithara n. is apparently unrelated. The form setar reflects the Persian pronunciation. A stringed musical instrument, traditionally played in India, having a hemispherical body, a long neck, and movable frets.Sitars typically have six or seven principal strings above the frets which are plucked with a metal pick and a number of secondary strings underneath the frets which vibrate in sympathy with the plucked strings. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > guitar or lute type > [noun] > guitar > other guitars slidec1608 samisen1616 angelique1660 angelot1678 angel lutea1708 strim-stramc1730 sitar1777 balalaika1788 ramkie1805 sancho1817 sanxian1839 bass guitar1855 gimbri1876 cuatro1904 electric guitar1933 requinto1937 tamburitza1941 tiple1942 dobro1952 acoustic guitar1953 acoustical guitar1957 bottleneck guitar1961 acoustic1962 slide guitar1968 1777 J. Kindersley Lett. from E. Indies liv. 232 Several black fellows stand behind,..some of them playing upon a sitar, which is something like a guitar, but greatly inferior even to that trifling instrument. 1879 E. Arnold Light of Asia vi. 144 One that twitched A three-string sitar. 1898 G. S. Robertson Chitral i. 7 A sitar-player will sing of love. 1966 Melody Maker 7 May 10 Since George Harrison introduced the sitar on ‘Norwegian Wood’ on the Beatles' ‘Rubber Soul’ album there has been an intense interest in this Indian instrument. 1975 D. Lodge Changing Places ii. 85 Someone dimmed the lights and turned up the sitar music. 2005 T. Umrigar Space between Us (2007) xxv. 315 After a few minutes the sitar ceases its heart-numbing drone, and then all that's left is a tabla beat—incessant, surging, powerful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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