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tabuh

Pronunciation: /ˈtaboh/

“tabuh” is a Malay word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a long mosque drum
  2. drumstick
  3. drumbeat

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦧꦸꦃ (tabuh, “mallet, hammer”), from Old Javanese tabuh, latter form of tabĕh (“beating, striking; tools for such activities; hour”).

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