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gusla
noun
gus·la
\ˈgü|slə, ˈgu̇|, |zlə\
variants: or
gusle
orgousle
less commonlyguzla
\ˈgü|slə, ˈgu̇|, |zlə\Definition of gusla
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: a rudimentary musical instrument of the Balkans made with a round concave body, parchment sounding board, and one horsehair string and held between the knees and played with a curved bow
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Origin and Etymology of gusla
Serbo-Croatian gusle; akin to Bulgarian gŭsla gusla, Russian gusli gusli, Old Slavic gǫsli psaltery, Russian gudet' to sound, drone, Lithuanian gausti
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