Musical Instruments

The Hindi word for ‘musical instrument’ is वाद्य (vaadya) or संगीत वाद्य (sangeet vaadya). Here are some popular Indian instruments:

Hindi Word	Transliteration (Pronunciation)	English Spelling
तबला	tabla	Tabla
हारमोनियम	harmonium	Harmonium
सितार	sitaar	Sitar
बांसुरी	baansuree	Bansuri
ढोलक	dholak	Dholak
संतूर	santoor	Santoor
सरोद	sarod	Sarod
तमपुरा	tampuraa	Tampura
वीणा	veenaa	Veena
सारंगी	saarangee	Sarangi
मंजीरा	manjeeraa	Manjeera