Occurrence and Names
The instrument is known by different names in different countries and when played in different styles. A partial list follows:
- Belarus: cymbaly (цымбалы)
- China: yangqin
- Croatia: cimbal, cimbule
- Czech Republic: cimbál
- England: hammered dulcimer
- France: cymbalum
- Georgia: tsintsila
- Germany: Zymbal, Hackbrett
- Greece: sandouri, santouri (σαντούρι)
- Netherlands: cimbaal also spelled cymbaal
- Hungary: cimbalom
- India: santoor
- Iran: santur
- Iraq: santur
- Klezmer & Jewish music (Yiddish): tsimbl also known as a "hakbreydl"
- Latvia: cimbole
- Lithuania: cimbolai
- Mongolia: joqin
- Poland: cymbały
- Romania: ţambal (the large cimbalom is called ţambal mare)
- Russia: tsymbaly (цимбалы)
- Slovakia: cimbal
- Slovenia: cimbale
- Sweden: hackbräde
- Thailand : khim (ขิม)
- Turkey: santur
- Ukraine: tsymbaly (цимбали)
- Uzbek: chang
- Vietnam: tam-thap-luk
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