khomok

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali খমক (khomok)

Noun

khomok (plural khomoks)

1. (music) A type of drum from Bangladesh, incorporating a plucked string.
   • 2009 September 11, William Dalrymple, “Singing and dancing with the Bauls of Bengal”, in Guardian‎^[1]:

     As Paban sings, he twangs a khomok hand drum or thunders away at the dubki, a sort of rustic tambourine.