tabla
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tabla¹
- /ˈtɑblə/
- /ˈtʌblə/
Where it comes from
From Hindustani طبلہ / तबला (tablā), from Arabic طَبْلَة (ṭabla). Cognate of Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese tambor.
noun tablas
- A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos. Idealized membranes, plates and bars are clearly inadequate and give way to the reality of tablas, gongs and zanzas.
Tabla²
proper noun
- A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
Translations
Talk about this word "tabla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tabla. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tabla. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tabla "tabla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tabla.Cite this
@misc{tabla_2026,
title = {tabla},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tabla},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
