Etymology

turumba

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Today it means: An Ethiopian curved brass bugle blown to summon community gatherings and make public announcements. Full definition →

Amharic ጥሩምባ ← Arabic طُرُمْبَة ← Italian tromba
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The story

  1. Germanic · derived from
  2. Italian · derived fromtromba
  3. Arabic · derived fromطُرُمْبَة
  4. Amharic · borrowed fromጥሩምባ“trumpet, horn, bugle”
  5. English todayturumba

Borrowed from Amharic ጥሩምባ (ṭərumba, “trumpet, horn, bugle”), from Arabic طُرُمْبَة (ṭurumba), from Italian tromba, of Germanic origin.

Words from the same roots

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tulumba

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