"topshur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: topshurs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing from Russian топшу́р (topšúr), from Southern Altai топшуур (topšuur). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|топшу́р}} Russian топшу́р (topšúr), {{der|en|alt|топшуур}} Southern Altai топшуур (topšuur) Head templates: {{en-noun}} topshur (plural topshurs)
  1. (music) A plucked two-string lute traditionally used by the Altai people. Wikipedia link: topshur Categories (topical): Musical instruments, String instruments Translations (a plucked two-string lute): товшуур (tovšuur) (Mongolian), топшу́р (topšúr) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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