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taphon

taphon noun: a type of double-headed barrel drum used in Thailand.

Noun

taphon (plural taphons)

  1. A type of double-headed barrel drum used in Thailand.

Forms of taphon

pluraltaphons

Origin of taphon

Borrowed from Thai ตะโพน (dtà-poon).

Questions about taphon

What does taphon mean?
Taphon means a type of double-headed barrel drum used in Thailand.
What part of speech is taphon?
Taphon is a noun.
What is the plural of taphon?
The plural of taphon is taphons.

Words near taphon in the dictionary

  1. taphologist
  2. taphologists
  3. taphology
  4. taphomorph
  5. taphomorphs
  6. taphon
  7. taphonomic
  8. taphonomical
  9. taphonomically
  10. taphonomies
  11. taphonomised

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