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Zivane (n)

original: зиване

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narrow cylindrical tube inserted in the "flea hole" of Balkan bagpipes

Identical types: 2
Mramorka

From Turkish "zıvana" [lining tube of the mouthpiece to a Turkish tobacco pipe]; The narrow cylindrical tube (Ø 1-2 mm, length: 5-10 mm) inserted in the "flea hole" (Mramorka);
NB: ➺ Macedonia.

Traditionally made of cane, nowadays [i.e. late 20th century (after 1960); ws] often of metal or plastic.


Sources

Širola, Božidar: Sviraljke s udarnim jezičkom [Aerophones with a beating tongue]. Zagreb, 1937, p.162 (»Ðorđević), 163*, 165.