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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gita
"그는 기타를 연주합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A stringed musical instrument played by plucking or strumming the strings.
"He played a beautiful melody on his guitar during the concert." - 2
A person who plays the guitar.
"She is an accomplished guitar who performs at local venues."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from the Spanish 'guitarra', which traces back through the Andalusian Arabic 'qīthāra' to the Latin 'cithara', ultimately deriving from the ancient Greek 'kithara', a type of lyre. The term evolved over centuries to describe various stringed instruments before settling on the modern guitar during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Guitar" is said worldwide
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guitare
Transliteration: gitar
"Il joue de la guitare dans un groupe."
Gitarre
Transliteration: gitarre
"Er spielt Gitarre in einer Band."
chitarra
Transliteration: kitarra
"Suona la chitarra in un gruppo musicale."
guitarra
Transliteration: gitarra
"Ella toca la guitarra en su tiempo libre."
violão
Transliteration: violão
"Ele toca violão em uma banda local."
गिटार
Transliteration: gitaara
"वह गिटार बजाता है।"
吉他
Transliteration: jítā
"他在音乐会上弹吉他。"
기타
Transliteration: gita
"그는 기타를 연주합니다."
ギター
Transliteration: gitā
"彼はギターを弾いています。"
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