Etymology

dumbek

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Today it means: A Middle Eastern goblet drum. Full definition →

Turkish dümbek ← Ottoman Turkish دنبك ← Persian دنبک
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  1. Persian · derived fromدنبک
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromدنبك
  3. Turkish · borrowed fromdümbek
  4. English todaydumbek

From Modern Turkish dümbek, from Ottoman Turkish دنبك (dümbek), from Persian دنبک (donbak). Doublet of tombak.

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