begena

English

a man seated next to a begena

Alternative forms

bèguèna, beguena, beganna

Noun

begena (plural begenas)

(music) A type of lyre with a rectangular soundbox and ten strings, played with a plectrum, of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin.

Synonyms

See also

Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

2008. A Kingly Craft: Art and Leadership in Ethiopia : a Social History of Art and Visual Culture in Pre-modern Africa. Earnestine Jenkins. Pg. 63.

See also

krar

Anagrams

begane

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