Tabla Definition

täblə, tŭblə
noun
A set of two small drums whose pitch can be varied, used esp. in India and played with the hands.
Webster's New World
A pair of drums, differing in size and tone, played together.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tabla

Noun

Singular:
tabla
Plural:
tablas

Origin of Tabla

  • Hindi tablā from Arabic ṭabla from Aramaic ṭabl drum perhaps of Persian origin Middle Persian tumbag drum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Hindi तबला (tablā), from Arabic طبل (tabl). Cognate of Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese tambor.

    From Wiktionary

Tabla Sentence Examples

  • The very first Monday Mr Russell and a man from India called Vishnu played the tabla and it sounded great.

  • Each song features a different tabla beat and melodies based on a different Indian raga.

  • He recently formed a duo with the renowned tabla maestro Sanju Sahai that combines western percussion with tabla.

  • For this tour they play each in one half of the concert as soloists accompanied by tabla.

  • Not content with one instrument, Mohamed is also a talented tabla player.

More Sentences

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to tabla using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

TTATAB

Words Ending With

ALABLA

Unscrambles

tabla

Words Starting With T and Ending With A

Starts With T & Ends With AStarts With TA & Ends With AStarts With T & Ends With LA

Word Length

5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With T5 Letter Words Ending With A