Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: dhol
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of drum from India.

Example Sentences

"On the TV news men in pink and saffron turbans are at the airport, jigging frantically to the music of dhols."

Etymology

From Hindi ढोल (ḍhol), from Sanskrit ढोल (ḍhola).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: ढोल

Inflected Forms

dhols (plural)

Derived Forms

Dhollywood

Questions

What does dhol mean?: A type of drum from India.
Where does dhol come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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