Tabala, Ṭabalā: 5 definitions
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Tabala means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṭabalā (टबला).�(Properly ٲ q. v.) A musical instrument.
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tabala (तब�).—m ( A) A drum. 2 ( P) A hatchet or an ax.
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tabala (तब�).—ad & f Commonly tabbala.
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ٲ (तबला).—m ( A) A musical instrument. It is composed of two members resembling kettledrums, viz. & ū or dhumasa.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtabala (तब�).�m A drum.
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ٲ (तबला).�m A musical instrument.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTabalā (तबला):�(nm) small tambourine —a percussion musical instrument; ~[岹첹] a tabla-player; ~[岹Բ] the act or process of playing on the tabla; —[Բ첹/ṻԲ첹] the tabla to be played upon; a musical/dancing session to be in progress.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTabala (ತಬ�):—[noun] a kind of deep-bowel shaped percussion instrument, with a flat bottom and a skin membrane spread on the top, tightness of which can be adjusted, used for accompanying musicians.
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Tabalā (ತಬಲಾ):—[noun] = ತಬ� [tabala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Tabala (तब�):—n. 1. axe-like tool; 2. � तबला [ٲ]
2) Tabalā (तबला):—n. a musical instrument like tambourine; a small drum;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tabalaci, Tabaladara, Tabalaji, Tabalaka, Tabalakriti, Tabalaku, Tabalakudara.
Full-text: Tabalaji, Tabal, Baya, Padagem, Tabale, Tabalakriti, Urdhvaka, Urddhaka, Tabela, Thaap, Puta, Bhararatta, Bahya, Garane, Pataka, Datha, Tapa, Karane, Karna.
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