tombak

From Persian تنبک (tonbak). Doublet of dumbek.

• tonbak, dombak, donbak

tombak (plural tombaks)

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

• zarb

• Tonbak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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

• tombac, tambac, tomback

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.

• Dutch brass
• German brass

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

From Dutch tombak.

• IPA^(key): /tɔmbak/, [ˈtˢɔmb̥ɑɡ̊]

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

1. tombac

• tombak on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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

1. spear

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

1. spear

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