dulcimer
dulcimer
[ˈdʌlsɪmə]
noun
[ˈdʌlsɪmə]
noun
- a musical instrument with a sounding board or box, typically trapezoid in shape, over which strings of graduated length are stretched, played by plucking or especially by being struck with hand-held hammers. The term hammered dulcimer is sometimes used, especially in the US, to distinguish these from plucked instruments such as the Appalachian dulcimer
扬琴，洋琴 - The term is sometimes restricted to instruments played with hammers. used to accompany songs and dances especially in Kentucky, which has a long rounded body and a fretted fingerboard. Compare with psaltery, zither.
- late 15th cent.: from Old French doulcemer, probably from Latin dulce melos 'sweet melody'
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