harmonium

American  

[hahr-moh-nee-uhm] / hɑrˈmoʊ ni əm /

noun

1. an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet.

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harmonium British  

/ hɑːˈməʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a musical keyboard instrument of the reed organ family, in which air from pedal-operated bellows causes the reeds to vibrate

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Etymology

Origin of harmonium

1840–50; Latinization of Greek harmónion, neuter of harmónios harmonious

Example Sentences

He took his seat behind the harmonium that had been part of his life for 70 years.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023

He showed Reuters video clips of him playing the harmonium and rubab, a string instrument, some of which were on social media.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023

Some of the items set ablaze in Herat included a guitar, a harmonium and a tabla - a kind of drum - as well as amplifiers and speakers, according to images online.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2023

He did so on a recent Sunday at the Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha in Fresno, California, seated cross-legged on a dais in the temple’s prayer hall playing a harmonium.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023

I’m certain she’ll fall in love with the drums and harmonium, the chorus and the clapping, and the way it sounds like nothing else out there.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan