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khartal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khar-tal
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of ancient South Asian castanet-like percussion instrument

noun

castanets in general

Etymology

From Hindi खड़ताल (khaṛtāl), itself originally derived from Sanskrit कर (kara, “hand”) + Sanskrit ताल (tāla, “clap”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: खड़ताल, कर, ताल

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

khartals (plural)

Questions

What does khartal mean?
A type of ancient South Asian castanet-like percussion instrument
Where does khartal come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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