Meaning & use
santir
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A Middle Eastern or Central Asian stringed instrument played by striking its strings with small hammers; a variant name for the santur or santoor.
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The musician played a haunting melody on the santir.
The santir's hammered strings give it a bright, shimmering tone.
A note on using this word
"Santir" is one of several regional spellings for this hammered dulcimer, found across Persian, Arab, and South Asian musical traditions.
Words with a similar meaning
santursantoor
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