Etymology

tombak

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Today it means: A type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music. Full definition →

Persian تنبک
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tombak · noun1

  1. Persian · borrowed fromتنبک
  2. English todaytombak

Borrowed from Persian تنبک (tonbak). Doublet of dumbek.

tombak · noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromताम्र
  2. Malay · derived fromtembaga“copper”
  3. English todaytombak

From Dutch, from Malay tembaga (“copper”), from Sanskrit ताम्र (tāmra). Entered Dutch usage during colonial period. Doublet of tumbaga.

Words from the same roots

Malaytembaga all →

tumbaga

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