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atabal

/ˈætəbɑːl/

atabal noun: a kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors.

Noun

atabal (plural atabals)

  1. A kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors.
    • The night was wild, the atabal / Scarce echoed on the rampart wall.1816, George Croly, Czerni George
    • the trump, the gong, and the atabal. (III, xx)1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer

atabal meaning in Tamil

atabal in Tamil

முழவு வகைகளில் ஒன்று, போர்ப்பறை

Forms of atabal

pluralatabals

Origin of atabal

Borrowed from Spanish atabal, from Arabic الطَّبْل (aṭ-ṭabl, “drum”), طَبَلَ (ṭabala, “to drum”). Compare tabor, tymbal, tabla, davul.

Questions about atabal

What does atabal mean?
Atabal means a kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors.
What is atabal in Tamil?
Atabal in Tamil is முழவு வகைகளில் ஒன்று, போர்ப்பறை. See Atabal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is atabal?
Atabal is a noun.
How do you pronounce atabal?
Atabal is pronounced /ˈætəbɑːl/.
What is the plural of atabal?
The plural of atabal is atabals.

Words near atabal in the dictionary

  1. ATA
  2. ATA-100
  3. ATA-133
  4. ATA-33
  5. ATA-66
  6. atabal
  7. atabals
  8. atabaque
  9. atabaques
  10. atabeg
  11. atabegate

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