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bonang

bonang noun: a set of small gongs placed on a rack and usually struck with a padded stick, a type of gong chime, used in the gamelan music of Java.

Noun

bonang (plural bonangs)

  1. A set of small gongs placed on a rack and usually struck with a padded stick, a type of gong chime, used in the gamelan music of Java.

Proper noun capitalized: Bonang

Bonang

  1. A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.

Forms of bonang

pluralbonangs

Questions about bonang

What does bonang mean?
Bonang means a set of small gongs placed on a rack and usually struck with a padded stick, a type of gong chime, used in the gamelan music of Java.
What part of speech is bonang?
Bonang can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of bonang?
The plural of bonang is bonangs.

Words near bonang in the dictionary

  1. Bonalbo
  2. Bonamici
  3. Bonamy
  4. bonana
  5. bonanas
  6. bonang
  7. bonangs
  8. Bonanni
  9. Bonannis
  10. Bonanno
  11. Bonannos

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