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mridamgam

mridamgam is the alternative form of mridangam.

Meaning of mridangam

Noun

mridangam (plural mridangams)

  1. A percussion instrument used in southern Indian music, consisting of a two-sided drum whose body is usually made from a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood.
    • A sarangi player set the tone and Kalavati began to sing in her sweet, melodious voce; mridangam and sitar accompanied her.2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 145

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What is mridamgam the alternative form of?
Mridamgam is the alternative form of mridangam.

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