bandura

Meaning

Noun

• A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.

Origin

• Borrowed from Ukrainian банду́ра, possibly through Italian pandura and Polish pandura, from Late Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα, perhaps from Lydian.