bémbén

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bęben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbemben/
• Rhymes: -emben
• Syllabification: bém‧bén

Noun

bémbén m inan (diminutive bémbének)

1. drum (percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber)
2. reel of a thresher

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “bęben”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 168