tombak

English

Etymology 1

From Persian تنبک (tonbak). Doublet of dumbek.

Alternative forms

• tonbak, dombak, donbak

Noun

tombak (plural tombaks)

1. (music) A type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music.

Synonyms

• zarb

Translations

type of goblet drum

• Albanian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Danish: tombak c
• Finnish: darbuka
• French: tombak (fr) m
• German: Tombak (de) f
• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
• Ido: tombako (io)
• Italian: darabouka f
• Persian: تنبک (fa) (tonbak)
• Portuguese: darabuca f, darbuca f
• Russian: томпа́к (ru) m (tompák)
• Swedish: tombak (sv)
• Tajik: тунбак (tg) (tunbak)
• Turkish: darbuka (tr)

See also

• Tonbak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Dutch, from Malay tembaga (“copper”), from Sanskrit ताम्र (tāmra). Entered Dutch usage during colonial period. Doublet of tumbaga.

Alternative forms

• tombac, tambac, tomback

Noun

tombak (uncountable)

1. A brass alloy also known as red-bronze. Term used where zinc content is below 28%. Usually consists of 84-90 % copper and 16-10% zinc, sometimes including arsenic to mimic gold.

Synonyms

• Dutch brass
• German brass

Translations

brass with zinc content below 28%

• Albanian: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: տոմպակ (tompak), պղնձացինկ (hy) (pġnjacʿink)
• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Danish: tombak
• Finnish: tompakki
• French: tombac (fr) m
• German: Tombak (de) m
• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
• Ido: tombako (io)
• Italian: tombacco m, similoro m
• Malay: tembaga (ms)
• Portuguese: tambaque m, tambaca f
• Russian: томпа́к (ru) m (tompák)
• Swedish: tombak (sv)
• Turkish: tombak (tr)
• Yiddish: טאָמבאַק (tombak)

References

• “tombac”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Danish

Etymology

From Dutch tombak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔmbak/, [ˈtˢɔmb̥ɑɡ̊]

Noun

tombak n or c (singular definite tombakket or tombakken, not used in plural)

1. tombac

Further reading

• tombak on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Indonesian

Noun

tombak (first-person possessive tombakku, second-person possessive tombakmu, third-person possessive tombaknya)

1. spear

Malay

Noun

tombak (Jawi spelling تومبق, plural tombak-tombak, informal 1st possessive tombakku, 2nd possessive tombakmu, 3rd possessive tombaknya)

1. spear

Further reading

• “tombak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.