khomok

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Bengali খমক (khomok)

Noun[edit]

khomok (plural khomoks)

  1. (music) A type of drum from Bangladesh, incorporating a plucked string.
    • 2009 September 11, William Dalrymple, “Singing and dancing with the Bauls of Bengal”, in Guardian‎[1]:
      As Paban sings, he twangs a khomok hand drum or thunders away at the dubki, a sort of rustic tambourine.
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