/ ˈtæblə; NAmE ; ˈtʌb-/ noun
a pair of small drums played with the hands and used in S Asian music, usually to accompany other instruments
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WORD ORIGIN
from Persian and Urdu tablah , Hindi tablā , from Arabic ṭabl drum.
/ ˈtæblə; NAmE ; ˈtʌb-/ noun
a pair of small drums played with the hands and used in S Asian music, usually to accompany other instruments
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WORD ORIGIN
from Persian and Urdu tablah , Hindi tablā , from Arabic ṭabl drum.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005