"dundun" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /dũ̀.dṹ/ Forms: dùndún [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|yo|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=dùndún|head2=}} dùndún, {{yo-pos|noun|dùndún|}} dùndún, {{yo-noun|dùndún}} dùndún
  1. (music) dun dun drum; a type of talking drum (pitch-bending drum that mimics the tonal speech of Yorùbá)
    Sense id: en-dundun-yo-noun-~UMO4g6q Categories (other): Music, Pages with entries, Musical instruments Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 25 25 20 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 53 47 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) the talking drum family of drums, one of the 4 families of drums among the Yoruba.
    Sense id: en-dundun-yo-noun-cwvuGiRG Categories (other): Music, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba onomatopoeias, Musical instruments Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 25 25 20 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Yoruba onomatopoeias: 30 70 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 53 47 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aludùndún (english: talking drum player) Related terms: gángan (english: medium size talking drum), àdàmọ̀, kẹríkẹrì, kànnàǹgó
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