dundun

See also: dun dun

English

Noun

dundun (plural dunduns)

1. Alternative form of dun dun (“African drum”)

Yoruba

Ìyáàlù dùndún

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dũ̀.dṹ/

Noun

dùndún

1. (music) dun dun drum; a type of talking drum (pitch-bending drum that mimics the tonal speech of Yorùbá)
2. (music) the talking drum family of drums, one of the 4 families of drums among the Yoruba.

Derived terms

• aludùndún (“talking drum player”)

Related terms

• gángan (“medium size talking drum”)
• àdàmọ̀
• kẹríkẹrì
• kànnàǹgó

Descendants

• → English: dun dun