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surma

surma

9.9
A loud wind instrument like a shawm used in folk music
  • noun
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  • The musician captivated the audience with a lively tune on his surma during the folk festival.

Examples

  • She learned to play the surma from her grandfather, who was a respected folk musician.

  • In traditional celebrations, the sound of the surma often fills the air with energy and excitement.

  • The musician played the surma beautifully.

  • Can you hear the sound of the surma?

  • The musician captivated the audience with a lively tune on his surma during the folk festival.

  • In traditional celebrations, the sound of the surma often fills the air with energy and excitement.

  • She learned to play the surma from her grandfather, who was a respected folk musician.

Surface Forms

surma singular
surmas plural

Etymology

Surma comes from the Persian word surna, the name of a loud wind instrument made with a double reed that travelled into Turkish and Eastern Europe. So surma today means the lively folk shawm used at celebrations.