Sanskrit · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Pancham

पंचम

said pan-cham

also written: pancham, pa

Meaning

The fifth note (Pa) of the Indian scale, second only to Sa in being immovable.

Literally: Sanskrit panchama, the fifth.

Related words

The tonic, first note (Sa) of the Indian scale, the fixed ground from which all others are tuned.

A musical note or tone; one of the seven notes of the Indian scale.

The solfège of Indian music: the sequence of musical notes (sa re ga ma...).