Etymology

dubki

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Today it means: A type of drum from Eastern India and Bangladesh. Full definition →

Bengali ডুবকি
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  1. Bengali · borrowed fromডুবকি
  2. English todaydubki

From Bengali ডুবকি (ḍuboki), apparently equalling Hindi डुबकी (ḍubkī, “dive”) instead of Persian تنبک (tombak, “drum, tombak”).

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