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/ [tɐmˈbol]
  • 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
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