դաշնամուր

Armenian

Etymology

From դաշն (dašn, gentle, soft) + ամուր (amur, strong). Calque of Italian pianoforte, composed of piano (soft) + forte (loud, strong) (so called because of the ability to vary the tone of the piano, as opposed to harpsichord).

Pronunciation

Noun

դաշնամուր • (dašnamur)

  1. (music) piano

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