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| has gloss | eng: The veenai is one of the most ancient string instruments of India. Its origin can be traced back to the ancient yazh, a stringed instrument, similar to the Grecian harp. Bharata, in his Natya Shastra, explains the theory of the 22 sruti-s in an octave with the help of two experimental veenai-s. |
| lexicalization | eng: veenai |
| instance of | (noun) a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers chordophone |
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