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mridanga

American  
[mree-dahng-guh] / mriˈdɑŋ gə /
Also mridangam

noun

  1. an ancient drum of India shaped like a long conical barrel with two tuned heads of different sizes.

Etymology

Origin of mridanga

First recorded in 1885–1900

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