page_title: Yazh
hierarchical_section_title: Yazh
caption_attribution_description: தமிழ்: யாழ்ப்பாணம் பிரதேச சபையில் உள்ள யாழ் மண்ணை பிரதிபலிக்கும் மரத்தினால் ஆன யாழ் சின்னம்.
context_page_description: The yazh is a harp used in ancient Tamil music. A closely related word yali refers to any structure, particularly front, that resembles the way the tip of stem of this instrument was carved into. The yazh was an open-stringed polyphonous instrument, with gut strings with a wooden boat-shaped skin-covered resonator and an ebony stem.
context_section_description: The yazh (Tamil: யாழ், also transliterated yāḻ) (pronounced "yarl") is a harp used in ancient Tamil music. A closely related word yali (யாழி முகம்) refers to any structure, particularly front, that resembles the way the tip of stem of this instrument was carved into. The yazh was an open-stringed polyphonous instrument, with gut strings (narambu) with a wooden boat-shaped skin-covered resonator and an ebony stem.
caption: Yazh, Ancient Tamil music instrument
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