Sil-snyau

Sil-snyau (pleasant music), cymbals of Tibetan abbots, of E. Asian origin, with small boss and wide rim, held horizontally; 30 cm. (12 in.) in diam. or larger. Cf. sil, zil, sil-sil, selslīm, salāsil (89 Picken). Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954.