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kendhang

kendhang noun: a drum used in gamelan music.

Noun

kendhang (plural kendhangs or kendhang)

  1. A drum used in gamelan music.

kendhang meaning in Malay and Indonesian

kendhang in Malay

drum
gendang

kendhang in Indonesian

drum
kendang, kendhang

Forms of kendhang

pluralkendhangs
pluralkendhang
alternative formgendang
alternative formgandang
alternative formkendang

Origin of kendhang

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (kendhang).

Questions about kendhang

What does kendhang mean?
Kendhang means a drum used in gamelan music.
What is kendhang in Malay?
Kendhang in Malay is gendang. See Kendhang meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is kendhang?
Kendhang is a noun.
What is the plural of kendhang?
The plural of kendhang is kendhangs.

Words near kendhang in the dictionary

  1. Kendari
  2. Kendell
  3. Kendells
  4. Kenderdine
  5. Kenderdines
  6. kendhang
  7. kendhangs
  8. Kendheraa
  9. Kendhoo
  10. kendi
  11. Kendian

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