bodhran

or bodh·rán

[ baw-rahn ]

noun

1. a handheld, shallow Irish drum with a single goatskin head, played with a stick.

bodhrán

/ baʊˈrɑːn; ˈboːrɑːn /

noun

1. a shallow one-sided drum popular in Irish and Scottish folk music

Word History and Origins

Origin of bodhran¹

1965–70; Irish Gaelic bodhrán, from Middle Irish bodrán, from bodar “deafening, deaf”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bodhran¹

Irish Gaelic