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tabla

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɑblə/
  • /ˈtʌblə/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hindustani طبلہ / तबला (tablā), from Arabic طَبْلَة (ṭabla). Cognate of Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese tambor.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տաբլա (tabla) — an Indian drum
  • Assamese: তবলা (tobola) — an Indian drum
  • Bengali: তবলা (tobola) — an Indian drum
  • Bihari: तबला — an Indian drum
  • Bulgarian: табла (tabla) — an Indian drum
  • Catalan: tabla — an Indian drum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塔布拉鼓 (tǎbùlāgǔ) — an Indian drum
  • Dutch: tabla — an Indian drum
  • French: tabla — an Indian drum
  • German: Tabla — an Indian drum
  • Gujarati: તબલા (tablā) — an Indian drum
  • Hebrew: טַאבְּלָה (tabla) — an Indian drum
  • Hindi: तबला (tablā) — an Indian drum
  • Hungarian: tablá — an Indian drum
  • Italian: tabla — an Indian drum
  • Japanese: タブラ (tabura) — an Indian drum
  • Kannada: ತಬಲಾ (tabalā) — an Indian drum
  • Korean: 타블라 (tabeulla) — an Indian drum
  • Malayalam: തബല (tabala) — an Indian drum
  • Marathi: तबला (tablā) — an Indian drum
  • Nepali: तबला (tablā) — an Indian drum
  • Odia: ତବଲା (tabalā) — an Indian drum
  • Pashto: طبله — an Indian drum
  • Persian: طبله — an Indian drum
  • Punjabi: ਤਬਲਾ (tablā) — an Indian drum
  • Russian: та́бла (tábla) — an Indian drum
  • Sanskrit: तबला (tabalā) — an Indian drum
  • Serbo-Croatian: та́бла — an Indian drum
  • Serbo-Croatian: tábla — an Indian drum
  • Sicilian: tabbella — an Indian drum
  • Sinhalese: තබ්ලාව (tablāwa) — an Indian drum
  • Spanish: tabla — an Indian drum
  • Tamil: தபலா (tapalā) — an Indian drum
  • Telugu: తబలా (tabalā) — an Indian drum
  • Ukrainian: та́бла (tábla) — an Indian drum
  • Urdu: طبلہ (tablā) — an Indian drum