adufe

Betekenis (Engels)

kind of squared tambourine of Arab origin

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[aˈðufɪ]

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Arabies: دف

Verwante met Portugees: adufe

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adufe, from Arabic الدُّفّ (ad-duff, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dp /⁠dap⁠/, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare Portuguese adufe.