surla

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A variant of Turkish zurna (woodwind instrument), from Classical Persian سرنا (surnā); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (horn).

Noun[edit]

surla (plural surlas)

  1. (music) Alternative form of zurna

Anagrams[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A variant of Ottoman Turkish زورنا (zûrnâ, woodwind instrument), from Persian سرنا (sornâ); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (horn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sûːrla/
  • Hyphenation: sur‧la

Noun[edit]

sȗrla f (Cyrillic spelling су̑рла)

  1. trunk (of an elephant); so named due to its resemblance to a zurna, a woodwind musical instrument

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