Meanings
plural zamburaks · alternative zumbooruk · alternative zomboruk
- A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest, especially as mounted on the back of a camel.
Sadat Khan was drawn to an ambush about three to four miles east of the Mughal camp at a place known as Kunjpura where 3,000 Persian cavalry with a large number of zamburaks had prepared an ambush.
2011, Kaushik Roy, War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Arabicزُنْبُور“hornet”
- Classical Persianزنبورک
- Urduزنبورک
- Hindiज़ंबूरक
- Englishzamburak
From Hindi ज़ंबूरक (zambūrak) / Urdu زنبورک (zambūrak), from Classical Persian زنبورک (zanbūrak), from زنبور (zanbūr, “hornet”), from Arabic زُنْبُور (zunbūr, “hornet”).
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zamburak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zamburak
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