tabla
/ˈtɑblə/
tabla noun: a pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
Noun
tabla (plural tablas)
- A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
- Idealized membranes, plates and bars are clearly inadequate and give way to the reality of tablas, gongs and zanzas.2013, Simon Emmerson, Living Electronic Music, page 20
Proper noun capitalized: Tabla
Tabla
- A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
tabla meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tabla in Hindi
- an Indian drum
- तबला tablā
tabla in Tamil
- an Indian drum
- தபலா tapalā
tabla in Marathi
- an Indian drum
- तबला tablā
tabla in Urdu
- an Indian drum
- طبلہ tablā
More languagesFewer languages
- tabla in Bengali
- তবলা tobola
- tabla in Telugu
- తబలా tabalā
- tabla in Malayalam
- തബല tabala
- tabla in Kannada
- ತಬಲಾ tabalā
- tabla in Punjabi
- ਤਬਲਾ tablā
- tabla in Gujarati
- તબલા tablā
- tabla in Odia
- ତବଲା tabalā
- tabla in Sanskrit
- तबला tabalā
- tabla in Sinhala
- තබ්ලාව tablāwa
- tabla in Assamese
- তবলা tobola
- tabla in Nepali
- तबला tablā
- tabla in Pashto
- طبله
- tabla in Persian
- طبله
Forms of tabla
| plural | tablas |
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Origin of tabla
From Hindustani طبلہ / तबला (tablā), from Arabic طَبْلَة (ṭabla). Cognate of Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese tambor.
Words formed from tabla
Questions about tabla
- What does tabla mean?
- Tabla means a pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
- What is tabla in Hindi?
- Tabla in Hindi is तबला (tablā). See Tabla meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tabla?
- Tabla can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tabla?
- Tabla is pronounced /ˈtɑblə/.
- What is the plural of tabla?
- The plural of tabla is tablas.
Words near tabla in the dictionary
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