тъпан
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *tǫpanъ. A wanderwort, ultimately from Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (túmpanon, “drum”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editтъ́пан • (tǎ́pan) m
- a type of percussion instrument (similar to drums)
Declension
editDeclension of тъ́пан
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
edit- тъ́паня (tǎ́panja, “to drum”)
- тъпана́р (tǎpanár), тъ́панджия (tǎ́pandžija) (agent nouns)
Related terms
edit- ту́пам (túpam), туптя́ (tuptjá, “to beat, to pulsate”) (cognate with the Greek word)
- тъп (tǎp, “stupid”) (cognate with the Greek word)