gambang
noun
gam·bang ˈgäm-ˌbäŋ 
plural gambangs
: an Indonesian instrument like a xylophone with wooden or bamboo bars that rest on an oblong boxlike wooden resonator
School children often learn basic music on instruments such as a suling, angklung or gambang.
Sally Heinrich, Key into Indonesia, 2005
Sally Heinrich, Key into Indonesia, 2005
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Javanese, going back to Old Javanese gambaŋ
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above