hurdy-gurdy

Etymology
Probably in imitation of the sound produced by the stringed instrument. Compare obsolete. Attested from the 1740s.

Noun

 * 1)  A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.
 * , often considered a misnomer.
 * 1)  A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.
 * 2)  A winch, a windlass.
 * 1)  A winch, a windlass.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 手搖琴, 絞弦琴,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, draaivedel
 * Esperanto: vjelo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian: ghironda
 * Japanese: ハーディ・ガーディ
 * Korean: 허디 거디, 휴대용 풍금
 * Macedonian: хурди-гурди
 * Norman: chifournie
 * Occitan: sonsaina
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: viela de roda,
 * Russian: колёсная ли́ра
 * Slovene: strunska lajna
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük: tulagel

Adjective

 * 1)  Sounding like the Swedish language.