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Meaning of kanjira | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A South Indian frame drum, similar to the tambourine.

Examples

“Mr. Mahadevan also sang winningly (but often wordlessly) throughout the concert’s second half, alongside Mr. Hussain, the mandolinist U. Shrinivas and the percussionist V. Selvaganesh, whose specialty is the kanjira, a small hand drum with an expressive range of pitch.”

CEFR level

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