pakhavaj

English

Alternative forms

• pakhawaj

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पखावज (pakhāvaj).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈkɑːwʌdʒ/

Noun

pakhavaj (plural pakhavajs)

1. (music) An Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a variant and descendant of the mridang.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 181:

     We are all season clappers and along with the pakhawaj, we give the beat.