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Meaning of dubki | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A type of drum from Eastern India and Bangladesh.

Examples

“As Paban sings, he twangs a khomok hand drum or thunders away at the dubki, a sort of rustic tambourine.”
“The Lal Bazar area is still of some significance, for Kolkata is known for its excellent musical instrument production, especially its sitars, sarods, surbahars, tanpuras, violins, tablas, and harmoniums, as well as many so-called folk-music instruments, among them: thumbas, bongos, dotara, djembe, drums, violin, flute, khanjira, mandolin, banjo, khamak, matka, handi, guitar, castanets, tambourine, kanshar ghanta, conch, resso, blues harp, pan flute, spring drum, steel drum, melodica, harmonium, piano, moorcing, ektara, recorders, balalaika, dugdugi, dubki, edakkaii, cowbells, chimes, dholak, khol, madol—and more.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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