மத்தளம்

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit मर्दल (mardala). Cognate with Malayalam ശുദ്ധമദ്ദളം (śuddhamaddaḷaṁ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat̪ːaɭam/

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Noun

மத்தளம் • (mattaḷam)

1. a type of drum played in Kerala and Tamil Nadu

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “மத்தளம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press