"yazh" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /jɑ˞/ [General-American], /jaːl/ [India], /jaːɻ/ [Tamil] Forms: yazhs [plural], yaazh [alternative], yal [alternative], yaal [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil யாழ் (yāḻ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ta|யாழ்}} Borrowed from Tamil யாழ் (yāḻ) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} yazh (plural yazhs)
  1. (music) A fretless harp of ancient Tamil origin, with a variable number of gut strings, characterized by a boat-shaped resonator.

Inflected forms

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