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tab·la  audio  (täbl, tbl) KEY 

NOUN:
A small hand drum of northern India.

ETYMOLOGY:
Hindi tabl, from Arabic abla, from Aramaic abl, drum, perhaps of Persian origin; akin to Middle Persian tumbag, drum


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