mridangam
/mrɪˈdaŋəm
/noun
A barrel-shaped double-headed drum with one head larger than the other, used in southern Indian music.Many young South Indians are adept at Carnatic music and can accompany even professional musicians on the mridangam, the ghatam or the violin....
- Manuel Industries produces guitars, violins, tabalas, mridangams and Congo drums and deals in keyboards and other imported musical instruments.
- Maruthi plays the tabla and the mridangam and also plays Carnatic music on a keyboard.
Origin
Late 19th century: Tamil alteration of Sanskrit mṛdaṇga.