esraj en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Punjabi ਇਸਰਾਜ (isarāj).
Meanings
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A bowed string instrument of Indian origin, with a goatskin soundboard, sympathetic strings attached to a sitar-like neck, and twenty frets.
Sri Chinmoy is director of the United Nations meditation group. He is an author and a musician as well. Tonight at 7:30, he will work as a musician along with three or four choral groups and a number of instrumental units—he plays cello and esraj (a type of sitar) himself.
1976 May 28, “Weekender Guide”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page C1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| esraaj | alternative | lexicographic | |
| esrajes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |