mridanga

Variant of mridangam

mridangam definition

mri·dan·gam (mri däŋ′gəm)

noun

a double-headed, barrel-shaped drum of India
also mridanga mri·dan′ga (-gə)

Etymology: < Sans mṛdanga, clayey

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