URHEEN


Meaning of URHEEN in English

noun

or ur·hien or urh·heen ˈərˈhē(ə)n

( -s )

Etymology: modification of Chinese (Pekingese) êr 4 -hsien 2 , literally, two strings

: a Chinese fiddle consisting of two strings usually of silk tuned a fifth apart, stretched across a small mallet-shaped hollow block, and fastened at the other end to tuning pegs set in a long stick

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