Masculine
tambour
Meaning
- drum (instrument)
- tambour (sports / real tennis)
- revolving door
Concepts
large drum
metal drum
hand-drum
Synonyms
tapin
membranophone
caisse roulante
membraphone
thabor
djembédomain:mus
joueur de tambour
sciaenidé
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɑ̃.buʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr) or Persian تبیر (tabir, “drum”), related to Armenian տաւիղ (tawiġ), English tabla.
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