kendhang

K5E1N1D2H4A1N1G2

noun

A drum used in gamelan music.

OriginJavanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ →
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Meanings

nounkendhang (plural kendhangs or kendhang)

plural kendhangs · alternative gendang · alternative gandang · alternative kendang

  1. A drum used in gamelan music.

Origin

  1. Javaneseꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ
  2. Englishkendhang

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (kendhang).

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Translations

Bulgarian кенданг
  • кенданг (kendang)drum
French kendang
  • kendangdrum
Indonesian kendang, kendhang
  • kendangdrum
  • kendhangdrum
Malay gendang
  • gendangdrum
Polish kendang
  • kendangdrum
Russian генданг
  • генданг (gendang)drum
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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