tombar

Betekenis

1. to fall down; to tumble
2. (euphemistic,intransitive) to fall (to die, especially in battle)
3. to put into government protection
4. to register an estate (heritage wise)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tõˈba(ʁ)/

Etimologie

From an onomatopoeic/ expressive root tumb- or tomb-, imitating the sound of rolling, tumbling, or falling.
Compare Spanish tumbar, Catalan tombar, French tomber, Romanian tumbă, etc. Possibly a cognate of German taumeln.