kantele

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Pronunciation

/ˈkæntələ/ (UK)

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/ˈkæntələ/ (UK) · /ˈkæntəleɪ/ (UK) · /ˈkɑntəleɪ̯/ (US) · /ˈkɑntɛleɪ̯/ (US)

Definition of kantele

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.

“With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].”

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From Finnish kantele. Ultimate etymology contested; see Proto-Finnic *kandël for theories.

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