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Aššin (n)

(with) definite article: to

original: ασ̌σ̌ίν (τὁ)

(the) bag [?]

Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 1 stock (double chanter) / no drones

Identical types: 35

Now [i.e. 1975] extinct, it usually was accompanied by either a taboulekkin (drum) or a taboutsin (small drum).

Aschin, Askos

Masourin, ·? (bag [Term not mentioned in available sources]), ·? (chanter [Term not mentioned in available sources])

Sources

Zarmas, Pieris: Studien zur Volksmusik Zyperns [1975]. Baden-Baden, 1985 (2), p.34.