Panduri
/pænˈdʊəri/noun
A traditional long-necked lute from Georgia and neighboring regions.
Did you know?The panduri is deeply tied to Georgian folk music and oral tradition, where instruments were not just for entertainment but for preserving memory, identity, and ritual life.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
πανδοῦρα (pandoura)
“A stringed instrument, usually a small lute or lyre-like instrument.”
Late Antique / Byzantine
Greek
πανδούρα (pandoura)
“A continuing form of the same lute name in Greek-speaking regions.”
Medieval Caucasus
Regional
panduri
“The name adopted for a Georgian three-stringed long-necked lute.”
Modern English
English
panduri
“A Georgian folk lute, especially in ethnomusicological and world-music contexts.”