noun
morin khuur; Mongolian horsehead fiddle
A traditional Mongolian bowed string instrument with a carved horse head. Rare term in Japanese; more commonly referred to as 馬頭琴 (ばとうきん).
from Mongolian
See also: 馬頭琴
モンゴルの民族楽器、モリンフールの演奏を聴いた。
I listened to a performance of the morin khuur, a Mongolian folk instrument.
The standard Japanese term for the same instrument; モリンフール is a direct loan from Mongolian and is much rarer.
Borrowed from Mongolian морин хуур (morin khuur), literally 'horse fiddle'.