ჩონგური

Georgian

Etymology

Possibly from Persian ‎ (chang, “harp, lyre”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃɔnɡuri/

Noun

ჩონგური • (čonguri) (plural ჩონგურები)

(music) chonguri, a four-stringed lute (played by plucking and strumming) from Western Georgia. Three of the strings are fingered, while the fourth is a drone string. It is mainly found around Samegrelo, Abkhazia, Imereti, Guria, and Achara, and rarely in Lechkhumi.

Derived terms

ჩონგურს აუწყობს (čongurs auc̣q̇obs)

See also

ბარბითი (barbiti)
ფანდური (panduri)

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