What does "tabla" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "tabla"?

Common synonyms include: data table, desk, dining table, grid, hand drums.

/ˈtɑblə/ name, noun

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Noun

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A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
"Idealized membranes, plates and bars are clearly inadequate and give way to the reality of tablas, gongs and zanzas."

Proper Noun

"At a concert at the Asia Society in New York this spring, he performed with three friends—who played the tabla drums, the harmonium and the flute."

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