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Mijlocari / Mijlocariu (m)

(with) definite article: Mijlocariul
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Mijloc

From "mijloc" [middle / centre]; Butt piece (lodging the reed) of the drone; NB¹: In Oltenia, the actual 1st joint (called Soc) is attached directly to the bag as its "stock"; NB²: Note the different spellings in Alexandru.

Sources

Alexandru, Tiberiu: Instrumentele muzicale ale poporului român. Bucureşti, 2014 (Reprint of Instrumentele muzicale ale poporului romîn, Bucureşti, 1956), p.79 (Mijlocari), 83* (Mijlocari / Mijlocariu).

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Dumitru Zamfira (București, Aug. 1978): Mijlocariu.

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