mbira

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs, originating among the Shona of southern Africa; any type of plucked lamellophone of the same type as the Shona instrument.

词形变化

mbiras plural

词源

Etymology tree
Shona mbirabor.
English mbira
Borrowed from Shona mbira (“thumb piano”).
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