dholak

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/ˈdəʊlək/India/ˈɖʰoːlək/

noun

A North Indian hand drum.

OriginHindi ढोलक →
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Meanings

noundholak (plural dholaks)

plural dholaks · alternative dholaki · alternative dholki

  1. A North Indian hand drum.

    The men make a circle around the musicians, cheering and whistling with the beat of the dholak.

    2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 40

Origin

  1. Hindiढोलक
  2. Hindiढोलक
  3. Englishdholak

Borrowed from Hindi ढोलक (ḍholak).

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Translations

Catalan dholaka
  • dholakaNorth Indian hand drum
Hindi ढोलक
  • ढोलक (ḍholak)North Indian hand drum

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dhokla
Cite this entry
APA

dholak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dholak

MLA

“dholak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dholak. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dholak,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dholak.

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