Wadon

(Javanese, Balinese : woman ; female)

In Balinese gamelan, indicates the lower pitched of a pair of instruments that go together, like a couple.

Examples :

• gong wadon
• kendang wadon

Tell me more :

• Relative pitches of gong wadon and gong lanang in the gamelan Tarangga Kañcana.

See also :

• lanang

Etymology

In Balinese, Javanese and Kawi, wadu = woman ; female ; feminine

Sanskrit : wadhu

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