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How do you use Shehnai in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Shehnai in a sentence

Shehnai meaning

An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.

Using Shehnai

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.

Context around Shehnai

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

clarinet 1×

Sentence patterns with Shehnai

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

blowing of shehnai clarinet and 1× oboe the shehnai was an 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a sub continental 1× sharma said the 1×

Common sentence endings:

by snake charmers 1× in the temple 1×

Words around Shehnai

Just before it in the word index:

shehnaaz 36 shehla 3 shehhi 38 sheherazade 4 shehee 2 shehbaz 90

Just after it in the word index:

shehnaz 4 shehri 2 shehu 279 shehuri 3 shehzad 19 shehzada 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Shehnai

  • In this selection, "shehnai" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, clarinet stand out and add context to how "shehnai" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include blowing of shehnai clarinet and and oboe the shehnai was an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shehnai" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shehnai

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sharma said the festival will begin with blowing of 'shehnai' (clarinet) and beating of drums in the temple. (18 words)

A sub-continental equivalent of the oboe, the shehnai was an improvement over the pungi or the been that was used by snake charmers. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

A sub-continental equivalent of the oboe, the shehnai was an improvement over the pungi or the been that was used by snake charmers. (24 words)

Sharma said the festival will begin with blowing of 'shehnai' (clarinet) and beating of drums in the temple. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

Sharma said the festival will begin with blowing of 'shehnai' (clarinet) and beating of drums in the temple.

A sub-continental equivalent of the oboe, the shehnai was an improvement over the pungi or the been that was used by snake charmers.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shehnai" in a sentence?
An example: "Sharma said the festival will begin with blowing of 'shehnai' (clarinet) and beating of drums in the temple." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "shehnai" from authentic English texts.
What does "shehnai" mean?
Shehnai means: An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.
How many example sentences with "shehnai" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "shehnai", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.