Musical Instruments
A list of musical instruments with various translations or interpretation difficulties:
Instrument | Greek name | Notes |
Accordeon | Ακορντεόν | |
Bells | Κουδουνάκια | |
Bendir | Μπεϊντίρ | Frame drum |
Bouzouki | Bouzouki | |
Bowed tambouras | Τοξωτός ταμπουράς | Also known as yağli tambur |
Brass instruments | Χάλκινα πνευστά | |
Clarinet | Κλαρίνο | |
Constantinopolitan lute | Λάφτα | Also known as láfta |
Constantinopolitan lyra | Πολίτικη λύρα | Classic kemance, pear-shaped bowed lyra |
Cornet | Κορνέτα | |
Thiabóli | Θιαμπόλι | Cretan fipple flute |
Cretan lyra | Λύρα Κρήτης | Pear-shaped bowed lyra |
Daire | Νταϊρέ | Frame drum, dairé |
Daouli | Νταούλι | Also known as davul. Double-headed drum |
Dodecanesian lyra | Λύρα Δωδεκανήσου | |
Double bass | Κοντραμπάσο | |
Drum | Τύμπανο | Also known as tambour |
Flute (Mandoura) | Μαντούρα | Vertical flute from Crete |
Flute | Φλογέρα | Vertical flute |
Gaida (bagpipe) | Γκάιντα | 3-tube bagpipe |
Glasses | Ποτήρια | |
Goblet drum | Τουμπελέκι | Also known as toumbeléki |
Guitar | Κιθάρα | |
Kanun | Κανονάκι | Also known as zither or psaltery (psalterion) |
Karpathian lyra | Λύρα Καρπάθου | Pear-shaped bowed lyra from Karpathos |
Kaval | Καβάλι | Open ended flute, kaváli |
Kemane | Κεμανές | |
Lute | Λαούτο | |
Ney | Νέι | |
Oud | Ούτι | |
Percussion | Κρουστά | |
Pipiza | Πίπιζα | Double-reed vertical flute |
Pontic bagpipe | Αγγείον | Also known as touloúm |
Pontic lyra | Λύρα Πόντου | Also known as kemenje, bottle-shaped bowed lyra |
Santur | Σαντούρι | Also known as dulcimer |
Saz | Σάζι | Plucked long-necked string instrument |
Small tambouras | Ταμπουράς μικρός | Plucked string instrument of the saz family |
Spoons | Κουτάλια | |
Tambouras | Ταμπουράς | |
Tambourine | Ντέφι | |
Thracian gaida | Γκάιντα Θράκης | 3-tube bagpipe from Thrace |
Thracian lyra | Θρακιώτικη λύρα | Pear shaped bowed lyra from Thrace |
Tongs | Μασιά | |
Toumbí | Τουμπί | Double-headed drum |
Trombone | Τρομπόνι | |
Trumpet | Τρομπέτα | |
Tsambouna | Τσαμπούνα | Also known as island bagpipe, tsambúna |
Tsumbus | Τσουμπούς | Bango type plucked or bowed string instrument |
Violin | Βιολί | |
Zil bells | Ζίλια | |
Zournas | Ζουρνάς | Shawm |