kendang
noun
ken·dang ˈken-ˌdäŋ 
plural kendang also kendangs
: any of various double-headed drums of Indonesia and Malaysia
The kendang is always the leading instrument in gamelan orchestras, regulating tempos and cueing transitions.
Jan Laurens Hartong, Musical Terms Worldwide, 2006
Jan Laurens Hartong, Musical Terms Worldwide, 2006
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Javanese kendhang, going back to Old Javanese kəṇḍaŋ “kind of drum”
First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above