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Meaning of shehnai | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.

Equivalents

हिन्दी शहनाई

Examples

“The next seven days the shehnais played in the Naupatkhana and every morning I offered my prayers to the founder of our dynasty […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Shehri Shehu Sheik sheik al-Yahud Sheikdom Sheikdoms