Meanings
nounghatam (plural ghatams)
plural ghatams
- entertainmentAn earthenware pot used as a percussion instrument in the Carnatic music of South India.
For a stretch, this cohort made additional room for T. H. Vinayakram, an expert on the ghatam, an earthenware pot played with thrummed fingers or open palms.
2009 May 1, Nate Chinen, “Bringing Along Friends Who Can Add to the Beat”, in New York Times
Origin
- Sanskritघटं
- Englishghatam
From Sanskrit घटं (ghaṭaṃ).
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ghatam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghatam
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