ambiran.

Brit.

/amˈbɪərə/, U.S.

/æmˈbɪrə/

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese ambira.

Etymology: Probably < Portuguese ambira (1609 in the passage translated in quot. 1901), apparently < Shona mbira mbira n. Compare later mbira n. and mbila n.

1. A kind of deep-toned xylophone, originating in Africa and most commonly consisting of wooden keys on a frame with a tuned resonator beneath each key; a modern orchestral instrument evolved from this; = marimba n. 1.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > xylophone > marimba

ambira1625

marimba1704

Kaffir piano1870

marimbaphone1902

xylorimba1938

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. ix. xii. 1539 Their best Musicall Instrument is called Ambira, much like to our Organs.

a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 319/2 The ambira, a kind of steccato formed of slender iron bars of different lengths, highly tempered, placed over a hollow case of wood, and struck with a quill.

1901 G. M. Theal tr. J. dos Santos Ethiopia Oriental in Rec. S.-E. Afr. VII. 202 The best and most musical of their instruments is called the ambira [Pg. chamase Ambira].

2016 K. Agawu Afr. Imagination in Music 68 The following refers to the xylophone or marimba (the Karanga called it ambira).

2. Any of several small hand-held musical instruments of southern Africa, consisting of a series of wooden or metal keys attached to a resonator, with one end of each key free to be plucked with the thumb and forefingers; = mbira n. 2.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > sansa

ambira1625

marimba1856

sansa1864

marimbula1931

likembe1948

mbira1948

thumb piano1952

lamellophone1953

rumba box1953

kalimba1968

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. ix. xii. 1539 Another Instrument they haue, called also Ambira, all of Iron wedges, flat and narrow, a span long, tempered in the fire to differing sounds.

1814 H. Salt Voy. Abyssinia i. 41 They have a favourite instrument called ‘Ambira’, the notes of which are very simple yet harmonious, sounding to the ear.

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 455/1 Zanze... Known also by the names of mambira, ambira, marimba, ibeka, vissandschi, in different parts of Africa.

1961 Ethnomusicology 5 155 My critic refers to the ambira as a ‘Thumb-Piano’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ambira
释义	ambiran. Brit. /amˈbɪərə/, U.S. /æmˈbɪrə/ Origin: Probably a borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese ambira. Etymology: Probably < Portuguese ambira (1609 in the passage translated in quot. 1901), apparently < Shona mbira mbira n. Compare later mbira n. and mbila n. 1. A kind of deep-toned xylophone, originating in Africa and most commonly consisting of wooden keys on a frame with a tuned resonator beneath each key; a modern orchestral instrument evolved from this; = marimba n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > xylophone > marimba ambira1625 marimba1704 Kaffir piano1870 marimbaphone1902 xylorimba1938 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. ix. xii. 1539 Their best Musicall Instrument is called Ambira, much like to our Organs. a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 319/2 The ambira, a kind of steccato formed of slender iron bars of different lengths, highly tempered, placed over a hollow case of wood, and struck with a quill. 1901 G. M. Theal tr. J. dos Santos Ethiopia Oriental in Rec. S.-E. Afr. VII. 202 The best and most musical of their instruments is called the ambira [Pg. chamase Ambira]. 2016 K. Agawu Afr. Imagination in Music 68 The following refers to the xylophone or marimba (the Karanga called it ambira). 2. Any of several small hand-held musical instruments of southern Africa, consisting of a series of wooden or metal keys attached to a resonator, with one end of each key free to be plucked with the thumb and forefingers; = mbira n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > sansa ambira1625 marimba1856 sansa1864 marimbula1931 likembe1948 mbira1948 thumb piano1952 lamellophone1953 rumba box1953 kalimba1968 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. ix. xii. 1539 Another Instrument they haue, called also Ambira, all of Iron wedges, flat and narrow, a span long, tempered in the fire to differing sounds. 1814 H. Salt Voy. Abyssinia i. 41 They have a favourite instrument called ‘Ambira’, the notes of which are very simple yet harmonious, sounding to the ear. 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 455/1 Zanze... Known also by the names of mambira, ambira, marimba, ibeka, vissandschi, in different parts of Africa. 1961 Ethnomusicology 5 155 My critic refers to the ambira as a ‘Thumb-Piano’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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