bubanj

See also: Bubanj

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bûːbaɲ/
• Hyphenation: bu‧banj
• Homophone: Bȗbanj

Noun

bȗbanj m (Cyrillic spelling бу̑бањ)

1. drum
2. (music, slang) drum kit
3. (slang) prison

   biti u bubnju ― be in prison

Declension

Declension of bubanj

	singular	plural
nominative	bȗbanj	bȕbnjevi
genitive	bȗbnja	bubnjeva
dative	bubnju	bubnjevima
accusative	bubanj	bubnjeve
vocative	bubnju	bubnjevi
locative	bubnju	bubnjevima
instrumental	bubnjem	bubnjevima

Further reading

• “bubanj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• Sabljak, Tomislav (2013) “bubanj”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga žargona [Dictionary of Croatian Jargon], 3rd edition, Zagreb: Profil, →ISBN, page 76