单词 | nagara |
释义 | nagaran. In South Asia: a bowl-shaped drum, typically played with a stick, often as one of a pair and frequently in military or ceremonial contexts; a kettledrum. Cf. naker n.1The size and the material from which the drum is made varies regionally. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > drum > [noun] > other drums taborinc1500 swash1533 war-drum1593 wolf-drum1605 saddle drum1617 tombak1662 tom-tom1693 goombay1790 rommelpot1790 rommelpot?1798 water drum1824 pahu1829 tabl1831 tambourin1832 dholuck1837 nagara1839 tree-drum1850 ngoma1860 talking drum1897 pot drum1907 friction drum1909 trap-drum1924 ghoema1934 tamboo1942 tassa1948 steel drum1952 conga drum1955 roto-tom1968 conga1969 Isukuti1972 steel pan1973 syndrum1979 1839 P. M. Taylor Confessions of Thug II. i. 6 The hoarse roar..was mingled with the beating of immense nagaras. The sound was deafening, yet most impressive. 1843 F. Bellew Mem. Griffin II. 115 Trumpet and Nagara told Of regal state. 1898 Argosy June 462 The low murmurings of the dervishes sounded through the valley fainter and fainter, the naggaras beat less regularly. 1970 J. Blades Percussion Instruments & their Hist. 141 In addition to the small kettledrums associated with chamber music, there are the larger kettledrums, nāgarā, used in the temples and for ceremonial purposes. 2000 Leicester Mercury 6 July 49 Giani Balwinder Singh played, and demonstrated how to play, instruments including the harmonium, tabla, mandolin and nagara. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839 |
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