veenan.

/ˈviːnə/

Forms: Also 1700s vena, 1700s– vina.

Etymology: Sanskrit and Hindi vīṇā.

An Indian musical instrument consisting of a fretted fingerboard, to which seven strings fitted with pegs are attached, with a gourd at each end; an Indian lyre. Also attributive and in other combinations.

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1789 W. Jones in Asiatick Researches 1 265 His [sc. Nared's] invention of the Vínà, or Indian lute, is thus described.

1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) I. 211 A musician softly touched the chords of a vena.

1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh v. Introd. As the story was chiefly to be told in song,..he borrowed the vina of Lalla Rookh's slave.

1837 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) 55 First..came in an old man..to play and sing to the vina, an instrument like a large mandoline.

1848 J. H. Stocqueler Oriental Interpreter (at cited word) Veena, an instrument of the guitar kind, with seven metal strings. It is the most ancient musical instrument of the Hindoos, and in good hands is capable of yielding great melody and expression.

1891 C. R. Day Mus. & Mus. Instruments S. India vii. 103 The vina, the tamburi or tamburu-vina, and the kinneri still remain just as they are described in the ancient books.

1896 Ind. Mag. Jan. 39 Instrumental music on the veena..is also much in vogue among them.

1896 S. M. Tagore Universal Hist. Mus. 88 A distinguished musician Babu Kally Prosonno Banerji..plays skilfully on the Víná, Sur-báhár and Setár.

1921 H. A. Popley Music of India vii. 104 The vīṇā has seven strings, four of which pass over the frets and constitute the main playing strings.

1945 R. K. Narayan Eng. Teacher v. 109 He hardly made any special sound or noise, but it was there all the time, a permanent background against which all his speech and gestures occurred, something like the melody of a veena string from which music arises and ends.

1964 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments 564/2 Vinā.., stringed instr. of ancient and modern India. In modern times the word has become a generic term for chordophones in S. India.

1969 R. Shankar My Music i. 34/2 The stringed instrument par excellence..is the veena (also spelled vina).

1972 P. Holroyde Indian Music 258 It has been said by Yajnavalkya, the ancient Indian writer and philosopher: ‘He who knows the art of veena-playing and sruti shastra can attain God easily.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	veena
释义	veenan. /ˈviːnə/ Forms: Also 1700s vena, 1700s– vina. Etymology: Sanskrit and Hindi vīṇā. An Indian musical instrument consisting of a fretted fingerboard, to which seven strings fitted with pegs are attached, with a gourd at each end; an Indian lyre. Also attributive and in other combinations. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > harp or lyre > [noun] > lyre > other lyres testudo1702 trigon1728 trigonon1728 trigonum1738 phorminx1776 veena1789 tortoise-lyrea1822 kissar1864 nyatiti1964 1789 W. Jones in Asiatick Researches 1 265 His [sc. Nared's] invention of the Vínà, or Indian lute, is thus described. 1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) I. 211 A musician softly touched the chords of a vena. 1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh v. Introd. As the story was chiefly to be told in song,..he borrowed the vina of Lalla Rookh's slave. 1837 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) 55 First..came in an old man..to play and sing to the vina, an instrument like a large mandoline. 1848 J. H. Stocqueler Oriental Interpreter (at cited word) Veena, an instrument of the guitar kind, with seven metal strings. It is the most ancient musical instrument of the Hindoos, and in good hands is capable of yielding great melody and expression. 1891 C. R. Day Mus. & Mus. Instruments S. India vii. 103 The vina, the tamburi or tamburu-vina, and the kinneri still remain just as they are described in the ancient books. 1896 Ind. Mag. Jan. 39 Instrumental music on the veena..is also much in vogue among them. 1896 S. M. Tagore Universal Hist. Mus. 88 A distinguished musician Babu Kally Prosonno Banerji..plays skilfully on the Víná, Sur-báhár and Setár. 1921 H. A. Popley Music of India vii. 104 The vīṇā has seven strings, four of which pass over the frets and constitute the main playing strings. 1945 R. K. Narayan Eng. Teacher v. 109 He hardly made any special sound or noise, but it was there all the time, a permanent background against which all his speech and gestures occurred, something like the melody of a veena string from which music arises and ends. 1964 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments 564/2 Vinā.., stringed instr. of ancient and modern India. In modern times the word has become a generic term for chordophones in S. India. 1969 R. Shankar My Music i. 34/2 The stringed instrument par excellence..is the veena (also spelled vina). 1972 P. Holroyde Indian Music 258 It has been said by Yajnavalkya, the ancient Indian writer and philosopher: ‘He who knows the art of veena-playing and sruti shastra can attain God easily.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1789
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