Morin Khuur (English spelling) Morin Khuur

Japanese: morin khuur(英語表記)morinkhuur
Morin Khuur (English spelling) Morin Khuur

…It is a two-stringed kokyū, but it is named after the horse head carved on the top of the neck (above the strings). It is also called horse quin, which is a direct translation of the Mongolian morin khuur, and horse-head fiddle is a literal translation of morin tolgoi hole. The size of this kokyū varies depending on the individual instrument, but the neck is usually 105 to 110 cm long and passes through a trapezoidal sound box. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…2弦の胡弓であるが,棹の頭部(糸蔵の上)に馬頭の彫刻が施されているのでこの名がある。馬琴とも呼ばれるが,これはモンゴル語のモリン・フールmorin khuurの直訳であり,馬頭琴はモリン・トルゴイ・ホーレmorin tolgoi holeの逐語訳である。この胡弓のサイズは個々の楽器によってまちまちであるが,通常,棹の長さは105~110cmで台形の共鳴胴を貫通している。…

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