Home › Words › D › damarudamarudamaru means a drum having two heads opposite one another, commonly used in the Hindu and Buddhist religions.EtymologyBorrowed from Hindustani (Hindi डमरू (ḍamrū) / Urdu ڈَمَرُو (ḍamarū)), Sanskrit डमरु (ḍamaru) and Tibetan ཌ་མ་རུ (ḍa ma ru).nouna drum having two heads opposite one another, commonly used in the Hindu and Buddhist religions.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dhimay 69% match — A double-headed cylindrical drum of South Asian origin. vs damaru →damphu 65% match — A double-sided disk-shaped drum of Nepalese origin. vs damaru →dhrum 61% match — drum vs damaru →madal 61% match — A type of drum used in Nepalese folk music. vs damaru →dhol 60% match — A type of drum from India. vs damaru →dholak 60% match — A North Indian hand drum. vs damaru →dharani 59% match — A Buddhist chant or incantation. vs damaru →dayereh 58% match — A large Central Asian frame drum with jingles attached, a type of tambourine. vs damaru →