khomok

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noun

A type of drum from Bangladesh, incorporating a plucked string.

OriginBengali খমক →
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Meanings

nounkhomok (plural khomoks)

plural khomoks

  1. entertainmentA type of drum from Bangladesh, incorporating a plucked string.

    As Paban sings, he twangs a khomok hand drum or thunders away at the dubki, a sort of rustic tambourine.

    2009 September 11, William Dalrymple, “Singing and dancing with the Bauls of Bengal”, in Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2009

Origin

  1. Bengaliখমক
  2. Englishkhomok

Borrowed from Bengali খমক (khomok).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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