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khomok

khomok noun: a type of drum from Bangladesh, incorporating a plucked string.

Noun

khomok (plural khomoks)

  1. A type of drum from Bangladesh, incorporating a plucked string.
    • As Paban sings, he twangs a khomok hand drum or thunders away at the dubki, a sort of rustic tambourine.2009 September 11, William Dalrymple, “Singing and dancing with the Bauls of Bengal”, in Guardian

Forms of khomok

pluralkhomoks

Origin of khomok

Borrowed from Bengali খমক (khomok).

Questions about khomok

What does khomok mean?
Khomok means a type of drum from Bangladesh, incorporating a plucked string.
What part of speech is khomok?
Khomok is a noun.
What is the plural of khomok?
The plural of khomok is khomoks.

Words near khomok in the dictionary

  1. Khomeini
  2. Khomeinian
  3. Khomeinism
  4. Khomeinist
  5. Khomeinists
  6. khomok
  7. khomoks
  8. Khoms
  9. khomus
  10. Khomyakov
  11. khomyakovite

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