vina

(nä′)

noun

an ancient musical instrument of India: four strings on a long, fretted fingerboard are plucked for melody, three others along one side are plucked in accompaniment, and one to three attached gourds serve as resonators

Origin: Sans vīṇā

See vina in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also vee·na

noun
A stringed instrument of India that has a long, fretted fingerboard with resonating gourds at each end.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi vīṇā

Origin: , from Sanskrit

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