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The Veena ((サンスクリット:वीणा)) is a plucked stringed instrument originating in ancient India, used mainly in Carnatic classical music and Hindustani classical music. The name is used for several instruments belonging to different families, mainly the Rudra Veena (a zither) and the Saraswati veena (a necked bowl lute) but also to other types of plucked string instruments (Mohan Veena, Ancient Veena etc). The earliest Veena was an instrument of the harp type whose type survives in the Burmese harp, whereas in the last centuries and nowadays, the word has tended to be applied to instruments of the lute type or even, recently, to certain kinds of guitars developed in India. The more popular sitar is believed to have been derived from a type of Veena which was modified by a Mughal court musician to conform with the tastes of his Persian patrons. A person who plays a Veena is called a ''vainika''. ==Etymology and history== The Sanskrit word veena (वीणा) (sometimes transliterated as ''vina'') which is attested already in the Rigveda has designated in the course of Indian history a variety of instruments of various types, as it is a generic term for all kinds of string instruments, just as the Tamil word ''yaaḻ'' (யாழ்) (often written ''yaazh'' or ''yaal''). In the last centuries and today the instruments designated under the designation veena of which there are several kinds, have tended to be mostly instruments of the lute or cithar type, and recently the word was even applied to modified Western guitars. But the early veenaas could be plucked string instruments of any type. Found in the list of Musical instruments used by Tamil people out in Tirumurai 〔(Veenai - Ancient music instruments mentioned in thirumurai - )〕〔(Panniru Thirumurai - Shaiva Literature )〕 dated 6th to 11th century 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Veena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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