Definition
An ancient stringed instrument, specifically a type of Indian harp or lyre mentioned in historical texts.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'antara' or similar Indo-Aryan roots referring to stringed instruments used in ancient Vedic India. The term may relate to 'antarala' or comparable instruments.
Kelly Says
The antar is one of those lost ancient instruments—we know about it mostly from old texts and carvings, which makes it a kind of musical time capsule that helps us understand how people made music thousands of years ago!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንታርክቲካ
an-tar-k-ti-ka
ARالعربية
القارة القطبية الجنوبية
al-qahra al-qṭabiyya al-janubiyyah
BNবাংলা
অ্যান্টার্কটিকা
an-tar-k-ti-ka
CACatalà
Antàrtida
an-tar-ti-da
CSČeština
Antarktida
an-tar-k-ti-da
DADansk
Antarktis
an-tar-ktis
DEDeutsch
Antarktis
an-tar-ktis
ELΕλληνικά
Ανταρκτική
an-tar-k-ti-ki
ESEspañol
Antártida
an-tar-TEE-da
FAفارسی
آنتارکتیکا
an-tar-k-ti-ka
FISuomi
Antarktis
an-tar-ktis
FRFrançais
Antarctique
an-tar-ktik
GUGU
અનટાર્કટિકા
an-tar-k-ti-ka
HAHA
Antarctica
an-tar-k-ti-ka
HEעברית
אנטארקטיקה
an-tar-k-ti-ka
HIहिन्दी
अंटार्कटिका
an-tar-k-ti-ka
HUMagyar
Antarktis
an-tar-ktis
IDBahasa Indonesia
Antartika
an-tar-ti-ka
IGIG
Antarctica
an-tar-k-ti-ka
ITItaliano
Antartide
an-tar-TEE-de
KKKK
Антарктида
an-tar-k-ti-da
KMKM
អន្តាកទិក
an-tak-tik
MRMR
अंटार्कटिका
an-tar-k-ti-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
Antartika
an-tar-ti-ka
MYမြန်မာ
အန္တာတိက
an-tar-ti-ka
NLNederlands
Antarctica
an-tar-k-ti-ka
NONorsk
Antarktis
an-tar-ktis
PAPA
ਅੰਤਾਰਕਟਿਕਾ
an-tar-k-ti-ka
PLPolski
Antarktyda
an-tar-k-ty-da
PTPortuguês
Antártida
an-tar-TEE-da
RORomână
Antarctida
an-tar-k-ti-da
RUРусский
Антарктида
an-tar-k-ti-da
SVSvenska
Antarktis
an-tar-ktis
SWKiswahili
Antartika
an-tar-ti-ka
TAதமிழ்
அண்டார்க்டிக்கா
an-dar-k-ti-ka
TEతెలుగు
అంటార్కిటికా
an-tar-ki-ti-ka
THไทย
แอนตาร์กติกา
aen-tar-ka-ti-ka
TLTL
Antartika
an-tar-ti-ka
TRTürkçe
Antarktika
an-tar-k-ti-ka
UKУкраїнська
Антарктида
an-tar-k-ti-da
URاردو
انتارctica
an-tar-k-ti-ka
VITiếng Việt
Nam Cực
nam-cuk
YOYO
Antarctica
an-tar-k-ti-ka
ZUZU
Antarctica
an-tar-k-ti-ka