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Karaxsin [Karaxsın?] (-)

lower (bent) part of chanter, also: knee-shaped tube, with chanter bell

Identical types: 9
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According to Saygun (➺ Picken) from Georgian "kar" [horn] [?; In Georgian (Kartveli) "horn" is რქა (rk’a) !; Georgian ქარი k’ari [wind]) doesn’t seem correct as a root; In dictionaries NO appropriate entries encountered!].

Made of cow-horn.


Sources

Leydi, Roberto: La zampogna in Europa. Como, 1979, p.179.

Picken, Laurence: Folk musical instruments of Turkey. London, 1975, p.530 (»Saygun).

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Dictionaries, &c.

ws: Not in Redhouse!