English Explanatory Dictionary

nagara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A drum used in folk music in the Caucasus region.
name
  1. Alternative spelling of Nakara.
name
  1. An ancient city in Afghanistan.

Word forms

nagara nagaras Nagarahara

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra). Doublet of nacre, naqareh, and nagada.

Synonyms

Dionysopolis
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