sitar
noun
- plucked stringed instrument used in Hindustani classical music
Wiktionary
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Slovene Sitar, Czech Sitař and Slovak Sitár, occupational surname from síto (“sieve, net”).
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār, literally “three strings”). Doublet of setar.
- A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.