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Shehnai vs Shahnai - What's the difference?

shehnai | shahnai |

As nouns the difference between shehnai and shahnai

is that shehnai is an ancient reeded woodwind instrument with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys while shahnai is an alternative form of shenai.

shehnai

English

(wikipedia shehnai)

Alternative forms

*shenai

Noun

(en noun)
  • (musical instruments) An ancient reeded woodwind instrument with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.
  • *1997 , (Kiran Nagarkar), Cuckold , HarperCollins 2013, p. 125:
  • *:The next seven days the shehnais played in the Naupatkhana and every morning I offered my prayers to the founder of our dynasty […].

    • shahnai

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)