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Yes. The word bandura is a Scrabble US word. The word bandura is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word bandura is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

BANDURA,

6-letter words (1 found)

BANDAR,

5-letter words (9 found)

ABAND,ABUNA,ANURA,BANDA,BRAND,BURAN,RUANA,UNBAR,URBAN,

4-letter words (33 found)

ARBA,ARNA,AURA,BAND,BARD,BARN,BAUD,BAUR,BRAD,BRAN,BUDA,BUNA,BUND,BURA,BURD,BURN,DARB,DARN,DAUB,DAUR,DRAB,DRUB,DUAN,DUAR,DURA,DURN,NADA,NARD,NURD,RANA,RAND,RAUN,RUND,

3-letter words (30 found)

ABA,ANA,AND,ARB,ARD,AUA,BAA,BAD,BAN,BAR,BRA,BRU,BUD,BUN,BUR,DAB,DAN,DUB,DUN,NAB,NUB,NUR,RAD,RAN,RUB,RUD,RUN,URB,URD,URN,

2-letter words (11 found)

AA,AB,AD,AN,AR,BA,DA,NA,NU,UN,UR,

You can make 85 words from bandura according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bandura

bandura

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian банду́ра (bandúra), possibly through Italian pandura and Polish bandura, from Late Latin pandura (“musical instrument with three strings”), from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra, “three-stringed lute; zither”), perhaps from Lydian.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bænˈdʊəɹə/, /bænˈdɔːɹə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /bænˈduɹə/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧du‧ra

Noun

bandura (plural banduras)

  1. A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.
    Synonyms: bandore, kobza, (dated, one sense) pandore

Alternative forms

  • bandora
  • bandoura

Derived terms

  • bandurist

Related terms

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

Further reading

  • bandura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Bandaru, Brandau

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pandūra, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra). Doublet of banjo and mandola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banˈdu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: ban‧du‧ra

Noun

bandura f (diminutive bandurka)

  1. (music) bandura

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • bandura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bandura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Source: wiktionary.org