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- [vee-nah, -nuh]
- /ˈvi nɑ, -nə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vee-nah, -nuh]
- /ˈvi nɑ, -nə/
Definitions of vina word
- noun vina a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance. 1
- noun vina a stringed musical instrument, esp of India, related to the sitar 0
- noun vina an ancient musical instrument of India: four strings on a long, fretted fingerboard are plucked for melody, three others along one side are plucked in accompaniment, and one to three attached gourds serve as resonators 0
- noun vina Alternative form of veena. 0
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Origin of vina
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90, vina is from the Sanskrit word vīṇā
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Parts of speech for Vina
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vina popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vina usage trend in Literature
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