tabla

(täb′lä)

noun

a set of two small drums whose pitch can be varied, used esp. in India and played with the hands

Origin: Hindustani < Ar ṭabla, drum

See tabla in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small hand drum of northern India.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi tablā

Origin: , from Arabic ṭabla

Origin: , from Aramaic ṭabl, drum

Origin: , perhaps of Persian origin

Origin: ; akin to Middle Persian tumbag, drum

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