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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כִּנּוֹר (“lyre”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kinnor (plural kinnors)
- A stringed instrument of the Israelites.
2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 235:Just as the Kinor of King David played by itself when the north wind touched its strings, so too did Rabbi Nachman's heart fill with music when he beheld the forests, hills, brooks and other aspects of nature.
- Synonym of begena.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כינור (kinór, “lyre”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kinˈnɔr/
- Rhymes: -ɔr
- Hyphenation: kin‧nòr
Noun
kinnor m (invariable)
- (music) synonym of cinira
- Hypernym: strumento a corde
Further reading
- kinnor in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kinnor
- (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of kinne f (“churn”)