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khartal

khartal noun: a type of ancient South Asian castanet-like percussion instrument.

khartal: a type of ancient South Asian castanet-like percussion instrument
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Noun

khartal (plural khartals)

  1. A type of ancient South Asian castanet-like percussion instrument
  2. (South-Asia) castanets in general

khartal meaning in Hindi

khartal in Hindi

khartal, an ancient type of South Asian castanets
खड़ताल khaṛtāl

Forms of khartal

pluralkhartals

Origin of khartal

From Hindi खड़ताल (khaṛtāl), itself originally derived from Sanskrit कर (kara, “hand”) + Sanskrit ताल (tāla, “clap”)

Questions about khartal

What does khartal mean?
Khartal means a type of ancient South Asian castanet-like percussion instrument.
What is khartal in Hindi?
Khartal in Hindi is खड़ताल (khaṛtāl). See Khartal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is khartal?
Khartal is a noun.
What is the plural of khartal?
The plural of khartal is khartals.

Words near khartal in the dictionary

  1. Kharp
  2. Kharput
  3. kharroubah
  4. kharroubahs
  5. kharsu
  6. khartal
  7. Khartoum
  8. Khartoum North
  9. Khartoumer
  10. Khartoumers
  11. Khartoumian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: khartal (page history and authors); खड़ताल (Hindi) (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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