English Explanatory Dictionary

mridangam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A percussion instrument used in southern Indian music, consisting of a two-sided drum whose body is usually made from a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood.

Pronunciation

/mɹɪˈdʌŋ.ɡəm/ /mri.d̪ɐŋ.ɡɐm/

Word forms

mridangam mridangams mridang mrudang mridanga mrudanga mrudangam mrdangam mrithangam miruthangam mirudhangam

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam മൃദംഗം (mr̥daṅgaṁ), from Sanskrit मृदङ्ग (mṛdaṅga). Alternative forms are from various other Indian languages such as miruthangam, mirudhangam are borrowed from Tamil மிருதங்கம் (mirutaṅkam), mridang from Hindi मृदङ्ग (mŕdaṅg) etc.

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