Kamanja - Kamanja

Japanese: カマーンジャ - かまーんじゃ
Kamanja - Kamanja

...It has three strings and a thin wooden surface, and is similar to the modern Greek lyre and the Bulgarian gusla. In Arab countries, the Iranian kamanchh or a variation of it is called kamaanja (or kamanja, kamanja) in Arabic accent. In recent years, violins and violas introduced from Europe are sometimes called kamaanja.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kamanja" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは3弦で腹面は薄い板が張られており,近代ギリシアのリラやブルガリアのグースラはこれと同類である。 アラブ諸国では前述のイランのカマーンチェあるいはその変形が,アラビア語なまりでカマーンジャ(ないしカマンジャ,カーマンジャ)と呼ばれる。また近年はヨーロッパから伝来したバイオリンやビオラをカマーンジャと呼ぶこともある。…

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