Pandura
/pænˈdjʊə.rə/noun
An ancient stringed musical instrument, usually a small three-stringed lute or lyre-like instrument.
Did you know?The pandura is an ancient Greek and Near Eastern instrument whose name was borrowed into Latin and later echoed in terms for similar plucked instruments across the Mediterranean world.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
πάνδουρα (pandoûra)
“A small plucked string instrument, likely a lute-like instrument with a long neck.”
Classical Latin
Latin
pandura
“A borrowed name for the same type of small stringed instrument.”
Late Antiquity
Greek/Latin
pandoura
“Used for a lute-like instrument in the Greco-Roman world.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
pandura
“A stringed instrument, especially a small lute or lyre-like form.”
Modern English
English
pandura
“A historical term for an ancient stringed instrument.”