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Tabla definition

täblə, tŭblə
A small hand drum of northern India.
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A pair of drums, differing in size and tone, played together.
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A set of two small drums whose pitch can be varied, used esp. in India and played with the hands.
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(music) A pair of tuned hand drums; used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
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Noun

Singular:
tabla
Plural:
tablas

Origin of tabla

  • Hindi tablā from Arabic ṭabla from Aramaic ṭabl drum perhaps of Persian origin Middle Persian tumbag drum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Hindi तबला (tablā), from Arabic طبل (tabl). Cognate of Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese tambor.

    From Wiktionary

Tabla Sentence Examples

  • Each song features a different tabla beat and melodies based on a different Indian raga.

  • The very first Monday Mr Russell and a man from India called Vishnu played the tabla and it sounded great.

  • He recently formed a duo with the renowned tabla maestro Sanju Sahai that combines western percussion with tabla.

  • For this tour they play each in one half of the concert as soloists accompanied by tabla.

  • Not content with one instrument, Mohamed is also a talented tabla player.

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