MRIDANGA

Pronunciation: mri- ' dä ŋ -g ə , ˌ m ə r-i-

Variant: or mri · dan · gam \ -g ə m \

Function: noun

Etymology: Sanskrit m ṛ da ṅ ga

Date: 1887

: a drum of India that is shaped like an elongated barrel and has tuned heads of different diameters