tabla

Etymology

From Hindi तबला (tablā), from Arabic طَبْلَة‎ (ṭabla). Cognate of Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese tambor.

Noun

tabla (plural tablas)

1. (music) A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
   • 2013, Simon Emmerson, Living Electronic Music (page 20)

     Idealized membranes, plates and bars are clearly inadequate and give way to the reality of tablas, gongs and zanzas.

Anagrams

• Balta, Labat, talab

Etymology

From Latin tabula.

Noun

tabla f (plural tables)

1. table (grid of data in rows and columns)
2. table (collection of arithmetic calculations)

Verb

tabla

1. third-person singular past historic of tabler

Etymology

From Hindi तबला (tablā), from Arabic طَبْل‎ (ṭabl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.bla/, [ˈt̪äːbl̺ä]
• Rhymes: -abla
• Stress: tàbla
• Hyphenation: ta‧bla

Noun

tabla f (invariable)

1. (music) tabla

Etymology 1

From French table or Italian tavola, from Latin tabula.

Synonyms

• ploča

Etymology 2

From Hindi, from Arabic طبلة‎ (ṭabla), طبل‎ (ṭabl, “drum”).

References

• “tabla” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “tabla” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology

From Latin tabula.

Noun

tabla f (plural tablas)

1. board, plank
2. slab
3. table (grid or matrix, in a book)
4. (obsolete) table (furniture)
5. (Spain) skirt pleat
6. (in the plural) stage
7. ability on stage, ability as a public speaker