drum in Malay
gendang
/ˈdɹʌm/
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drum in Malay: gendang, bergendang. In English, drum means a percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
Malay words for drum
- musical instrument
- gendang
- to beat a drum
- bergendang
English meaning of drum
- noun A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
- noun Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
- noun A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
- noun Synonym of construction barrel.
drum in a sentence
- He's playing the piano and she's playing the drums!
- Replace the drum unit of your printer.
- The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums.
Synonyms of drum
drum in other languages
- drum in Hindi
- drum in Tamil
- drum in Marathi
- drum in Urdu
- drum in Bengali
- drum in Telugu
- drum in Malayalam
- drum in Kannada
- drum in Punjabi
- drum in Gujarati
- drum in Odia
- drum in Sanskrit
- drum in Sinhala
- drum in Assamese
- drum in Nepali
- drum in Pashto
- drum in Tagalog
- drum in Arabic
- drum in Indonesian
- drum in Persian
- drum in Thai
- drum in Vietnamese
- drum in Myanmar
Questions about drum in Malay
- What is the meaning of drum in Malay?
- Drum in Malay is gendang, bergendang.
- Apakah maksud drum dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Drum: gendang, bergendang.
- What does drum mean in English?
- Drum means a percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
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