Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mridangam

/mɹɪˈdʌŋ.ɡəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mri-dan-gam
IPA: /mɹɪˈdʌŋ.ɡəm/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A percussion instrument used in southern Indian music, consisting of a two-sided drum whose body is usually made from a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood.

Example Sentences

"A sarangi player set the tone and Kalavati began to sing in her sweet, melodious voce; mridangam and sitar accompanied her."

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam മൃദംഗം (mr̥daṅgaṁ), from Sanskrit मृदङ्ग (mṛdaṅga). Alternative forms are from various other Indian languages such as miruthangam, mirudhangam are borrowed from Tamil மிருதங்கம் (mirutaṅkam), mridang from Hindi मृदङ्ग (mŕdaṅg) etc.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: मृदङ्ग, மிருதங்கம்

Inflected Forms

mridangams (plural) mridang (alternative) mrudang (alternative) mridanga (alternative) mrudanga (alternative) mrudangam (alternative) mrdangam (alternative) mrithangam (alternative) miruthangam (alternative) mirudhangam (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mridangam?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɹɪˈdʌŋ.ɡəm/.
What does mridangam mean?: A percussion instrument used in southern Indian music, consisting of a two-sided drum whose body is usually made from a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood.
Where does mridangam come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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