"kangling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ(ɡ)/ Forms: kanglings [plural]
Etymology: From Tibetan རྐང་གླིང (rkang gling, literally “leg flute”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bo|རྐང་གླིང|lit=leg flute}} Tibetan རྐང་གླིང (rkang gling, literally “leg flute”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kangling (plural kanglings)
  1. (Buddhism) A Tibetan Buddhist ritual trumpet made from a human femur or tibia. Translations (bone trumpet in Buddhism): རྐང་གླིང (rkang gling) (Sikkimese), རྐང་གླིང (rkang gling) (Tibetan)

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