surpeti en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi सुरपेटी (surpeṭī).
Meanings
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Synonym of shruti box.
Other Indian drone instruments include the surpeti. This is a small reed-free organ with no keys that has small bellows pumped by hand to produce the drone sound.
2010, Deborah Lock, editor, Children's Book of Music, Dorling Kindersley Limited, →ISBN, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| surpetis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |