dubki

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of drum from Eastern India and Bangladesh.

Word forms

dubki dubkis

Etymology

From Bengali ডুবকি (ḍuboki), apparently equalling Hindi डुबकी (ḍubkī, “dive”) instead of Persian تنبک (tombak, “drum, tombak”).

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