damaru

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noun

a drum having two heads opposite one another, commonly used in the Hindu and Buddhist religions.

OriginHindi डमरू ← Urdu ڈَمَرُو ← Sanskrit डमरु →
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Meanings

noundamaru (plural damarus)

plural damarus

  1. HinduismIndiaNepalTibetBuddhisma drum having two heads opposite one another, commonly used in the Hindu and Buddhist religions.

Origin

  1. Tibetanཌ་མ་རུ
  2. Sanskritडमरु
  3. Urduڈَمَرُو
  4. Hindiडमरू
  5. Englishdamaru

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi डमरू (ḍamrū) / Urdu ڈَمَرُو (ḍamarū)), Sanskrit डमरु (ḍamaru) and Tibetan ཌ་མ་རུ (ḍa ma ru).

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Anagrams

MaduradarumaArmaudmaraud
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APA

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Chicago

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

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