English
esraj
Esraj comes from Punjabi ਇਸਰਾਜ.
- Punjabimodernਇਸਰਾਜisarāj
- Englishearliest quotation 1976esraj
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Punjabimodernਇਸਰਾਜisarāj
- Englishearliest quotation 1976esraj
Earliest quotation: 1976, Weekender Guide: “Sri Chinmoy is director of the United Nations meditation…”
Every English word from Punjabi ਇਸਰਾਜ
Today it means
noun A bowed string instrument of Indian origin, with a goatskin soundboard, sympathetic strings attached to a sitar-like neck, and twenty frets.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Punjabi ਇਸਰਾਜ / esraj