Definition of Igils. Meaning of Igils. Synonyms of Igils

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Igils. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Igils and, of course, Igils synonyms and on the right images related to the word Igils.

Definition of Igils

No result for Igils. Showing similar results...

Vigils or Watchings
Vigil Vig"il, n. [OE. vigile, L. vigilia, from vigil awake, watchful, probably akin to E. wake: cf. F. vigile. See Wake, v. i., and cf. Reveille, Surveillance, Vedette, Vegetable, Vigor.] 1. Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch. ``Worn out by the labors and vigils of many months.' --Macaulay. Nothing wears out a fine face like the vigils of the card table and those cutting passions which attend them. --Addison. 2. Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises. So they in heaven their odes and vigils tuned. --Milton. Be sober and keep vigil, The Judge is at the gate. --Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard). 3. (Eccl.) (a) Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast. (b) Later, the day and the night preceding a feast. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbors, And say, ``To-morrow is St. Crispian.' --Shak. (c) A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast. Vigils, or Watchings, of flowers (Bot.), a peculiar faculty belonging to the flowers of certain plants of opening and closing their petals as certain hours of the day. [R.]

Meaning of Igils from wikipedia

- The igil (Tuvan: игил) is a two-stringed Tuvan musical instrument, pla**** by bowing the strings. (It is called "ikili" in Western Mongolia.) The neck and...
- known as ikil (Mongolian: икил—not to be confused with the similar Tuvan igil)—while in eastern Mongolia it is known as s**** (Mongolian: Шоор). The instrument...
- Otyken's music is performed with traditional instruments such as the komuz, igil, jaw harp, rattle, tambourine, and leather drum, although modern instruments...
- The word also appears in the Old English word for "hedgehog", which is igil (meaning "snake eater"), and perhaps in the egi- of Old High German egidehsa...
- Daxophone Esraj Fiðla Gadulka Ghaychak Giga Gudok Gue Gusle Haegeum Huqin Igil Imzad Jouhikko Kingri Kokyū Kobyz Masenqo Morin khuur Musical saw Neola Nyckelharpa...
- human voice. The group primarily use native Tuvan instruments such as the igil, khomus (Tuvan jaw harp), doshpuluur, and dünggür (shaman drum). However...
- Dombra Temuulen "Temka" Naranbaatar of the HU playing the tovshuur Tsuur Igil Doshpuluur Morin khuur Music of Tuva Music of Mongolia List of Mongolian...
- "gazelle" B ylaṃśke "young gazelle" aliya(n)- "red deer" *h₁eǵʰis "hedgehog" OE igil "hedgehog" (< Proto-Germanic *igilaz) ON ígull "sea-urchin" MycGr e-ki-no;...
- Ensemble in 1979. He settled in Kyzyl and started teaching throat singing and igil. In 1993, after more than ten years with the State Ensemble, he left to devote...
- Byzaanchy classification Bowed string instrument Related instruments Sihu Erhu Igil Shichepshin...