The dombra (домбыра or dombyra in Kazakh, dambura, dambura, in Uzbekistan, dumbyra in Volga Tatar and Bashkir, tumpyra or tumra in Siberian Tatar, danbura in Hazaragi, and dōngbùlā 冬不拉 in Chinese) is a long-necked lute and a musical string instrument.The instrument shares some of its characteristics with the komuz and dutar.