dundun

See also: dun dun

English

Noun

dundun (plural dunduns)

  1. Alternative form of dun dun (“African drum”)

Yoruba
Ìyáàlù dùndún

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dũ̀.dṹ/

Noun

dùndún

  1. (music) dun dun drum; a type of talking drum (pitch-bending drum that mimics the tonal speech of Yorùbá)
  2. (music) the talking drum family of drums, one of the 4 families of drums among the Yoruba.

Derived terms
  • aludùndún (“talking drum player”)

Descendants
  • → English: dun dun
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