Definition
A mandolin is a small stringed musical instrument with a rounded body and a bright, ringing sound, usually played with a pick. It often has eight strings in four pairs.
Etymology
From Italian 'mandolino', a diminutive of 'mandola', an older stringed instrument. The '-ino' ending in Italian often means 'little', so 'mandolin' is literally a 'little mandola'.
Kelly Says
The mandolin’s name tells you its family history: it’s the 'little child' of an older instrument. Its bright, quick sound comes partly from those double strings, which act like a built-in chorus.
Translations
ARالعربية
مَندولين
man-doo-leen
BNবাংলা
ম্যান্ডোলিন
man-do-lin
CACatalà
mandolina
man-do-lee-na
CSČeština
mandolína
man-do-lee-na
DADansk
mandolin
man-do-lin
DEDeutsch
Mandoline
man-do-li-ne
ELΕλληνικά
μαντολίνα
man-to-lee-na
ESEspañol
mandolina
man-do-lee-na
FAفارسی
ماندولین
man-do-lin
FISuomi
mandoliini
man-do-li-nee
FRFrançais
mandoline
man-do-leen
GUGU
મૅન્ડોલિન
man-do-lin
HEעברית
מנדולינה
man-do-lee-na
HIहिन्दी
मैंडोलिन
man-do-lin
HUMagyar
mandolin
man-do-lin
IDBahasa Indonesia
mandolin
man-do-lin
ITItaliano
mandolino
man-do-lee-no
KKKK
мандолина
man-do-li-na
KMKM
ម៉ាន់ដូលីន
man-do-lin
MSBahasa Melayu
mandolin
man-do-lin
MYမြန်မာ
မန်ဒိုလင်း
man-do-lin
NLNederlands
mandoline
man-do-li-ne
NONorsk
mandolin
man-do-lin
PLPolski
mandolina
man-do-lee-na
PTPortuguês
mandolina
man-do-lee-na
RORomână
mandolină
man-do-li-na
RUРусский
мандолина
man-do-li-na
SVSvenska
mandolin
man-do-lin
SWKiswahili
mandolin
man-do-lin
TAதமிழ்
மண்டோலின்
man-do-lin
TEతెలుగు
మండోలిన్
man-do-lin
THไทย
แมนโดลิน
man-do-lin
TRTürkçe
mandolin
man-do-lin
UKУкраїнська
мандоліна
man-do-li-na
URاردو
منڈولین
man-do-lin
VITiếng Việt
mandolin
man-do-lin