dholak
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdəʊlək/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (India) IPA(key): /ˈɖʰoːlək/
Noun
dholak (plural dholaks)
- A North Indian hand drum.
- 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 40:
- The men make a circle around the musicians, cheering and whistling with the beat of the dholak.