Karana

Karana (Sans., Beng.) [Pers. *qarna], straight trumpet of India, made of copper, brass, or bronze, with conical bore except for a short cylindrical section below the mouthpiece. An instr. of the priestly castes and of princes. Probably of W. Asian origin. See also: karnā (169). Sachs, Curt. Handbuch der Musikinstrumentenkunde. Leipzig, 1920.