pakhavaj

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UK/pəˈkɑːwʌdʒ/

noun

An Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a variant and descendant of the mridang.

OriginHindi पखावज →
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Meanings

nounpakhavaj (plural pakhavajs)

plural pakhavajs · alternative pakhawaj

  1. entertainmentAn Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a variant and descendant of the mridang.

    We are all season clappers and along with the pakhawaj, we give the beat.

    1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 181

Origin

  1. Hindiपखावज
  2. Englishpakhavaj

Borrowed from Hindi पखावज (pakhāvaj).

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APA

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Chicago

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