canun

noun

ca·​nun

kä-ˈnün

variants or canon

kä-ˈnōn 

plural -s

: zither

Word History

Etymology

Turkish & Arabic; Turkish kānun, from Arabic qānūn, from Greek kanōn monochord, measuring line, standard

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