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tamboer

Afrikaans edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Dutch tamboer, from Middle Dutch tamboere (“drum”), from Old French tambour.

Noun edit

tamboer (plural tamboers)

  1. drum

Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch tamboeren, from Middle Dutch tamboeren.

Verb edit

tamboer (present tamboer, present participle tamboerende, past participle getamboer)

  1. (intransitive) to pound, to drum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch tamboere (“drum”), from Old French tambour. The sense “military-style drummer” came from Middle French tambour.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tɑmˈbuːr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: tam‧boer
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Noun edit

tamboer m (plural tamboers, diminutive tamboertje n)

  1. marching drum
  2. military-style drummer

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: tamboer
  • Negerhollands: tamboer
  • → Indonesian: tambur
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