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kendang

noun
ken·​dang | \ ˈken-ˌdäŋ How to pronounce kendang (audio) \
plural kendang also kendangs

Definition of kendang

: 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

First Known Use of kendang

1913, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for kendang

borrowed from Javanese kendhang, going back to Old Javanese kəṇḍaŋ “kind of drum”

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