koto

French

noun

Definitions

koto musical instruments

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 琴 (koto, a koto, a zither, zither, Japanese zither, musical instrument).

Origin

Japanese

琴

Gloss

koto, a koto, a zither, zither, Japanese zither, musical instrument

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

koto English
こと座 Japanese
倭琴 Japanese
和琴 Japanese
大和琴 Japanese
新羅琴 Japanese
木 Japanese
東琴 Japanese
琴 Japanese
琴鳥 Japanese
音 Japanese