tambol

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tam‧bol

Etymology 1

From Spanish tambor, from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr).

Noun

tambol

1. a drum

Verb

tambol

1. to drum; to beat a drum
2. to strike like a drum

Etymology 2

Compare tambok.

Adjective

tambol

1. of a spider's body, round and plump

Limos Kalinga

Noun

tamból

1. drum

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tambor, from Andalusian Arabic تابول (ṭabbūl), hypocorism/diminutive of Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tamˈbol/ [t̪ɐmˈbol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: tam‧bol

Noun

tamból (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔)

1. (music) drum

   Synonyms: bombo, kanlang

2. act of beating a drum

   Synonym: pagtambol

3. (construction) covering to hide eyesore plumbing (made of plywood or gypsum)

Derived terms

• magtambol
• pagtambol
• tambulin

 

Related terms

• tambol-mayor
• tambolero
• tamburin

 

Anagrams

• lambot