ڈنكا

डंका ḍaṅkā[prob. S. दण्डकः; but cf. ढक्का], s.m. A drum-stick (esp. the bass beating stick of the tabor);—a large kettledrum; the bass end of a small kettle-drum;—(fig.) publicity, notoriety, fame (but only in combination with bajnā):—ḍaṅkābajānā(-kā), To beat or sound a drum; to exercise sway or authority, to rule, reign; to rejoice, make merry; to make (oneself, -apnā) famous (e.g. apnāḍaṅkābajānā);—to make (a person, or matter) notorious, to proclaim, make public, expose (e.g. uskā ḍaṅkābajānā):—ḍaṅkābajnā(-kā), To be famous, be notorious, be proclaimed:—ḍaṅke-kī ćoṭkahnā, v.t. To proclaim by beat of drum, to make public, to proclaim aloud, to speak out.