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samisen — [sam′ə sen΄] n. [Jpn samisen, shamisen < SinoJpn san, sam, three + sen, line, string] a Japanese musical instrument somewhat like a guitar, but with a long neck and three strings plucked with a spatula … English World dictionary
Samisen — Sam i*sen, n. [Jap.] (Mus.) A Japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling a guitar or banjo. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Samisen — Samisen, eine dreisaitige Gitarre in Japan … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
samisén — m. Cierto instrumento musical de cuerda japonés, que se toca con plectro. ⇒ *Guitarra … Enciclopedia Universal
şamisen — ŞAMISÉN s. n. instrument muzical popular japonez cu coarde, asemănător cu chitara, cu sunet ascuţit şi metalic. (< fr. shamisen) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
samisen — Japanese three stringed instrument, 1610s, from Chinese san hsien, lit. three strings … Etymology dictionary
samisen — [ samɪsɛn] (also shamisen ʃamɪsɛn) noun a Japanese three stringed lute with a square body, played with a large plectrum. Origin C17: Japanese, from Chin. san hsien, from san three + hsien string … English new terms dictionary
samisen — sȁmisen m <G samiséna> DEFINICIJA glazb. žičano glazbalo sa 3 žice, tijela ovijena mačjim krznom; podrijetlom iz Japana ETIMOLOGIJA jap … Hrvatski jezični portal
samisen — /sam euh sen /, n. a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum. [1610 20; < Japn < MChin, equiv. to Chin sanxia three string banjo] * * * ▪ Japanese musical instrument also… … Universalium
samisen — ● shamisen ou samisen nom masculin (japonais shamisen) Luth japonais à cordes en soie, servant à accompagner les spectacles de marionnettes et du théâtre kabuki … Encyclopédie Universelle
