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tambourine meaning in Malayalam

മദ്ദളം maddaḷaṁ

/ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/

tambourine in Malayalam: മദ്ദളം (maddaḷaṁ). In English, tambourine means a percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

Malayalam words for tambourine

tambourine
മദ്ദളം maddaḷaṁ

English meaning of tambourine

  1. noun A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.
  2. noun A tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria).
  3. noun A kind of Provençal dance.
  4. noun The music for this dance.

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Questions about tambourine in Malayalam

What is the meaning of tambourine in Malayalam?
Tambourine in Malayalam is മദ്ദളം (maddaḷaṁ).
tambourine എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Tambourine: മദ്ദളം (maddaḷaṁ).
What does tambourine mean in English?
Tambourine means a percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “tambourine”: മദ്ദളം. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tambourine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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