Definition
A rare or archaic term for a type of ancient stringed musical instrument, possibly from Southeast Asian or Sanskrit origins.
Etymology
Possibly from Sanskrit or Southeast Asian languages, though its exact origin is obscure. It may relate to similar-sounding words in regional languages for stringed instruments, suggesting trade and cultural exchange along ancient routes.
Kelly Says
Music historians struggle to identify what a 'cambuca' actually was because references to it appear in medieval texts translated from so many different cultures that the original instrument's identity got lost in translation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
kambūka (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
ARالعربية
كامبوكا (kambuka)
kam-boo-ka
BNবাংলা
কাম্বুকা (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
CACatalà
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
CSČeština
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
DADansk
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
DEDeutsch
cambuca
kam-boo-ka
ELΕλληνικά
καμπούκα (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
ESEspañol
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
FAفارسی
کامبوکا (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
FISuomi
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
FRFrançais
cambuca
kam-bū-ka
GUGU
કંબુકા (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
HEעברית
קמבוקה (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
HIहिन्दी
कंबुका (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
HUMagyar
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
ITItaliano
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
JA日本語
cambuca
かむぶか (kamubuka)
KMKM
កម្ពុក (kambu)
kam-BOO-k
KO한국어
cambuca
캄부카 (kambuka)
MRMR
कंबुका (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ကမ္ဘူကာ (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
NLNederlands
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
NONorsk
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
PAPA
ਕੰਬੁਕਾ (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
PLPolski
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
PTPortuguês
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
RORomână
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
RUРусский
камбука (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
SVSvenska
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
SWKiswahili
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
TAதமிழ்
கம்புக்கா (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
TEతెలుగు
కంబుకా (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
THไทย
คัมบุคา (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
TRTürkçe
cambuca
kam-boo-ka
UKУкраїнська
камбука (kambuka)
kam-BOO-ka
URاردو
کیمبوکا (kimbuka)
kam-BOO-ka
VITiếng Việt
cambuca
kam-BOO-ka
ZH中文
cambuca
坎布卡 (kǎn bù kǎ)