mridanga

noun

mri·​dan·​ga mri-ˈdäŋ-gə 

ˌmər-i-

variants or mridangam

mri-ˈdäŋ-gəm 

ˌmər-i-

: a drum of India that is shaped like an elongated barrel and has tuned heads of different diameters

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit mṛdaṅga

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above