pakhavaj

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pakhavaj

Alternative forms edit

pakhawaj

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hindi पखावज (pakhāvaj).

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈkɑːwʌdʒ/

Noun edit

pakhavaj (plural pakhavajs)

(music) An Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a variant and descendant of the mridang.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 181:
  We are all season clappers and along with the pakhawaj, we give the beat.

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