piano

English

/piˈænoʊ/, /piˈænəʊ/, /piˈɑnoʊ/, /piˈɑːnəʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • (musical instruments) a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pianoforte root from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat, broad, plain, wide, wide and flat, thin, field).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pleh₂-

Gloss

flat, broad, plain, wide, wide and flat, thin, field

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Property

Kanji

野, 畑, 原

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