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Hebrew translation: כינור

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English term or phrase:	fiddle and violin
Hebrew translation:	כינור
Entered by:	Akiva Brest

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21:31 Jul 8, 2005

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Music / instruments

English term or phrase: fiddle and violin

Both are KINOR, but is there a specific expression or definition for either of them?

Zehavit Ehre KudoZ activity Questions: 109 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 34 Israel
Local time: 10:03

כינור KINOR

Explanation:
Fiddle is simply slang for violin in english and does not exist in hebrew.
"To fiddle", "Irish fiddle" etc.

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Akiva Brest
Israel
Local time: 10:03

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5 +1

כינור KINOR

Akiva Brest

4 -1

Kli Prita/ Meytar vs. Kinor

kherut

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21 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

כינור KINOR

Explanation:
Fiddle is simply slang for violin in english and does not exist in hebrew.
"To fiddle", "Irish fiddle" etc.

Reference: http://www.determan.net/Michele/fiddle.htm

Akiva Brest
Israel
Local time: 10:03
Native speaker of:

English,

Hebrew
PRO pts in category: 4

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Kli Prita/ Meytar vs. Kinor

Explanation:
They are very close, but there is a difference:
violin is a musical instrument with four strings of treble pitch played with a bow. Fiddle has more general meaning: stringed musical instrument which is played with a bow. Usually it means also violin (=kinor), but can also be used in an other meaning, like just a stinged musical instrument (alto, cello etc.)

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Note added at 23 hrs 31 mins (2005-07-09 21:02:48 GMT)
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I agree with Akiva, that Kli Prita wasn\'t a right equivalent (although \"strings\"= Kli Meitar can be bowed or plucked). I also agree that \"fiddle\" is a colloquial name for the violin, and a violin is often called a fiddle when used to play a folk music.

kherut
Native speaker of:

Russian