"ektara" meaning in All languages combined

See ektara on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Ektara ektara [canonical], ektaras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ektara (plural ektaras)
  1. A single-stringed string instrument of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Wikipedia link: ektara Categories (topical): String instruments Synonyms: iktar, ektar, gopichand, ectara Translations (a one string instrument): একতারা (ektara) (Bengali), ektar (Dutch), इकतारा (iktārā) (Hindi), ਇਕ ਤਾਰਾ (ika tārā) (Punjabi), ektar [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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