TABLA Meaning of TABLA in English [ 'tablə , 'tʌblə ]■ noun a pair of small hand drums fixed together, used in Indian music.Originfrom Pers. and Urdu ~h , Hindi tablā , from Arab. ṭabl 'drum'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004