Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tombak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tombak
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music.

noun

A brass alloy also known as red-bronze, usually containing 82-99% copper and the rest usually zinc.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian تنبک (tonbak). Doublet of dumbek.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: -, tembaga, ताम्र

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tombaks (plural) tombac (alternative) tambac (alternative) tomback (alternative)

Synonyms

zarb Dutch brass German brass tombac tambac

Questions

What does tombak mean?: A type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music.
Where does tombak come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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