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surla

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See also: Šurla

English

Etymology

A variant of Turkish zurna (“woodwind instrument”), from Classical Persian سرنا (surnā); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (“horn”).

Noun

surla (plural surlas)

  1. (music) Alternative form of zurna.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

A variant of Ottoman Turkish زورنا (zûrnâ, “woodwind instrument”), from Persian سرنا (sornâ); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (“horn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sûːrla/
  • Hyphenation: sur‧la

Noun

sȗrla f (Cyrillic spelling су̑рла)

  1. trunk (of an elephant); so named due to its resemblance to a zurna, a woodwind musical instrument

Declension

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