bagpipe
UK[ˈbæɡpaɪp]US[ˈbæɡˌpaɪp]
n
A musical instrument consisting of a bag that holds air and is squeezed by the player's arm, with pipes into which the air is directed to produce sound.
Morpheme Breakdown
bag
pipe
bag
pipe
Etymology
The word 'bagpipe' is a transparent English compound, formed from the two nouns 'bag' and 'pipe'. The instrument's name is a direct, literal description of its core components: a windbag ('bag') attached to one or more sounding tubes ('pipe'). While the concept of the instrument is ancient, with origins possibly in the Middle East, the English term itself emerged in the late 14th century from the Germanic ('bag') and Latin-influenced ('pipe') lexical stock of Middle English. The logic of the name has remained perfectly consistent, as the modern instrument still operates on the fundamental principle of a bag supplying air to reed pipes.
Analysis
Structure: bag + pipe
bag: From Middle English 'bagge', likely of Old Norse origin. A flexible container.
pipe: From Old English 'pīpe', from Latin 'pīpa', meaning a tube or musical wind instrument.
Examples
The skirl of the bagpipe is a distinctive sound of Scottish culture.
She learned to play several traditional tunes on the bagpipe.
A single bagpipe player led the parade down the main street.