gamelan

/ˈɡæməˌlæn/

gamelan noun: a genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).

Noun

gamelan (countable and uncountable, plural gamelans)

A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).
An ensemble performing this style of music.

gamelan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay

gamelan in Hindi

genre of music: गामलान gāmlān

gamelan in Tamil

ஒரு வித இசைப்பாணி, இந்தோனேசிய நாட்டைச் சேர்ந்தது

gamelan in Arabic

genre of music: غَامِيلَان ḡāmīlān

gamelan in Malay

genre of music: gamelan

More languagesFewer languages

gamelan in Indonesian: gamelan
gamelan in Thai: กาเมลัน gaa-mee-lan

Forms of gamelan

plural	gamelans

Origin of gamelan

Borrowed from Javanese gamelan, from Old Javanese gamĕlan.

Words formed from gamelan

gamelanlike

Questions about gamelan

What does gamelan mean?: Gamelan means a genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).
What is gamelan in Hindi?: Gamelan in Hindi is गामलान (gāmlān). See Gamelan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is gamelan?: Gamelan is a noun.
How do you pronounce gamelan?: Gamelan is pronounced /ˈɡæməˌlæn/.
What is the plural of gamelan?: The plural of gamelan is gamelans.

Words near gamelan in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: gamelan (page history and authors); gamelan (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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