angklung

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/ˈɑŋklʊŋ//ˈæŋklʊŋ//-kluːŋ/

noun

A percussion instrument, originally from Indonesia, made of two or more bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame, which is shaken.

OriginSundanese angklung →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounangklung (plural angklungs)

plural angklungs

  1. A percussion instrument, originally from Indonesia, made of two or more bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame, which is shaken.

Origin

  1. Sundaneseangklung
  2. Englishangklung

From Sundanese angklung.

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Translations

Bulgarian анклунг
  • анклунг (anklung)instrument
Catalan angklung
  • angklunginstrument
Dutch angkloeng
  • angkloenginstrument
Hungarian angklung
  • angklunginstrument
Indonesian angklung
  • angklunginstrument
Japanese アンクルン
  • アンクルン (ankurun)instrument
Malay angklung
  • angklunginstrument
Russian ангклунг
  • ангклунг (angklung)instrument
Thai อังกะลุง
  • อังกะลุงinstrument

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kanglung
Cite this entry
APA

angklung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angklung

MLA

“angklung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angklung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angklung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angklung.

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