mridangam

Etymology
, from. Alternative forms are from various other Indian languages such as miruthangam, mirudhangam are borrowed from, mridang from etc.

Noun

 * 1)  A percussion instrument used in southern Indian music, consisting of a two-sided drum whose body is usually made from a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood.
 * 2) * 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 145:
 * A sarangi player set the tone and Kalavati began to sing in her sweet, melodious voce; mridangam and sitar accompanied her.