Definition
A percussion or stringed instrument played by striking or plucking strings with hammers or hands, producing a warm, mellow sound.
Etymology
From Latin 'dulcis' (sweet) plus 'melos' (song), arriving through Old French 'doulcemer.' The name directly translates to 'sweet song' or 'sweet sound.'
Kelly Says
The dulcimer is literally named 'sweet song'—and if you've ever heard one played, you'd understand why ancient musicians gave it such a poetic name!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዱልሲመር
dool-see-mer
ARالعربية
دولسيمر
dool-see-mer
BNবাংলা
দুলসিমার
dool-see-mar
CACatalà
dulcimer
dool-tsi-mer
CSČeština
dulcimer
dool-tsi-mer
DADansk
dulcimer
dool-tsi-mer
DEDeutsch
Dulzimer
dool-tsee-mer
ELΕλληνικά
δούλκιμερ
dool-kee-mer
ESEspañol
dulzimer
dool-thee-mer
FAفارسی
دولسیمر
dool-see-mer
FISuomi
dulcimeri
dool-tsi-meri
FRFrançais
dulcimer
dool-see-mer
GUGU
દુલસિમેર
dool-see-mer
HAHA
dulcimer
dool-si-mer
HEעברית
דולצ'ימר
dool-tsi-mer
HIहिन्दी
दुलसिमर
dool-see-mer
HUMagyar
dulcimer
dool-tsi-mer
IDBahasa Indonesia
dulcimer
dool-si-mer
IGIG
dulcimer
dool-si-mer
ITItaliano
dulcimer
dool-chee-mer
KMKM
ឌុលស៊ីម៉ារ
dool-see-mahr
MRMR
दुलसीमर
dool-see-mer
MSBahasa Melayu
dulcimer
dool-si-mer
MYမြန်မာ
ဒူလစီမာ
dool-see-ma
NLNederlands
dulcimer
dool-see-mer
NONorsk
dulcimer
dool-tsi-mer
PAPA
ਦੁਲਸੀਮਰ
dool-see-mer
PLPolski
dulcimer
dool-tsi-mer
PTPortuguês
dulcimer
dool-see-mer
RORomână
dulcimer
dool-tsi-mer
RUРусский
дульцимер
dool-tsi-mer
SVSvenska
dulcimer
dool-tsi-mer
SWKiswahili
dulcimer
dool-si-mer
TAதமிழ்
துல்சீமர்
dool-see-mer
TEతెలుగు
దుల్సిమర్
dool-see-mer
THไทย
ดัลซิเมอร์
dal-si-mer
TLTL
dulcimer
dool-si-mer
TRTürkçe
dulcimer
dool-si-mer
UKУкраїнська
дульцімер
dool-tsi-mer
URاردو
دولسِمر
dool-see-mer
VITiếng Việt
đàn dulcimer
dan dool-see-mer
YOYO
dulcimer
dool-si-mer
ZUZU
idulcimer
dool-si-mer