transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzi-thər, -thər ]
noun
Etymology: German, from Old High German zitara, cithara, from Latin cithara cithara — more at cither
Date: 1850
: a stringed instrument having usually 30 to 40 strings over a shallow horizontal soundboard and played with pick and fingers
• zith·er·ist -thə-rist, -thə- noun