tabla

tab·la

(tä′blə, tŭb′lə)

1. A small hand drum of northern India.

2. A pair of drums, differing in size and tone, played together.

[Hindi tablā, from Arabic ṭabla, from Aramaic ṭabl, drum, perhaps of Persian origin; akin to Middle Persian tumbag, drum.]

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tabla

(ˈtʌblə; ˈtɑːblɑː)

(Instruments) a musical instrument of India consisting of a pair of drums whose pitches can be varied

[Hindu, from Arabic tabla drum]

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ta•bla

(ˈtɑ blə, ˈtʌb lə)

n., pl. -blas.

a small hand drum of India tuned to different pitches.

[1860–65; < Hindi tablā < Arabic ṭabla drum]

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