ghatam
ghatam noun: an earthenware pot used as a percussion instrument in the Carnatic music of South India.
Noun
ghatam (plural ghatams)
- An earthenware pot used as a percussion instrument in the Carnatic music of South India.
- For a stretch, this cohort made additional room for T. H. Vinayakram, an expert on the ghatam, an earthenware pot played with thrummed fingers or open palms.2009 May 1, Nate Chinen, “Bringing Along Friends Who Can Add to the Beat”, in New York Times
ghatam meaning in Telugu and Malayalam
ghatam in Telugu
- ghatam
- ఘటం ghaṭaṁ
ghatam in Malayalam
- ghatam; an ancient percussion instrument
- ഘടം ghaṭaṁ
Forms of ghatam
| plural | ghatams |
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Origin of ghatam
From Sanskrit घटं (ghaṭaṃ).
Questions about ghatam
- What does ghatam mean?
- Ghatam means an earthenware pot used as a percussion instrument in the Carnatic music of South India.
- What is ghatam in Telugu?
- Ghatam in Telugu is ఘటం (ghaṭaṁ). See Ghatam meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is ghatam?
- Ghatam is a noun.
- What is the plural of ghatam?
- The plural of ghatam is ghatams.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ghatam (page history and authors); ఘటం (Telugu) (page history and authors); ഘടം (Malayalam) (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.
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