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==English==
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===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|sn|mbira||thumb piano}}.
 
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
 
# {{lb|en|musical instruments|in southern Africainstrument}} Any of severalA [[musicalthumb instrumentpiano]]s, similar to a [[marimbamusical instrument]], having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs, originating among the [[Shona]] of southern Africa; any type of [[plucked]] [[lamellophone]] of the same type as the Shona instrument.
#: {{syn|en|finger piano|sanza|thumb piano}}
#: {{hyponyms|en|kalimba|likembe|marimba}}
 
====Derived terms====
* [[array mbira]]
 
====References====
* 2003. [https://books.google.com/books?id=pJvzEzjahkQC&pg=PA388&dq=mbira+thumb+piano&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAGoVChMIoeHnpebAxwIVRlQ-Ch1uAATq#v=onepage&q=mbira%20thumb%20piano&f=false "Mbira (Thumb Piano)"]. ''Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Edited by John Shepherd. Pg. 388.
 
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=abimr|Birma|MBARI|abrim|brami|imbar|mbari}}
* [[abrim#English|abrim]]
 
* [[mbari#English|mbari]]
==Chichewa==
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{ny-IPA|mbíra}}
 
===Noun===
{{ny-noun|mbíra|9}}
 
# [[rock hyrax]]
 
{{C|ny|Mammals}}
 
==Lindu==
 
===Noun===
{{head|klw|noun}}
 
# [[part]]; [[section]]
 
==Shona==
 
===Noun===
{{sn-noun|mbíra|9}}
 
# [[rock hyrax]]
 
===Noun===
{{sn-noun|mbira|9}}
 
# [[thumb piano]]; {{l|en|mbira}}
 
{{C|sn|Mammals|Musical instruments}}
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