tamboer

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch tamboer, from Middle Dutch tamboere (“drum”), from Old French tambour.

Noun[edit]

tamboer (plural tamboers)

  1. drum

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch tamboeren, from Middle Dutch tamboeren.

Verb[edit]

tamboer (present tamboer, present participle tamboerende, past participle getamboer)

  1. (intransitive) to pound, to drum

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch tamboere (“drum”), from Old French tambour. The sense “military-style drummer” came from Middle French tambour.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɑmˈbuːr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: tam‧boer
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Noun[edit]

tamboer m (plural tamboers, diminutive tamboertje n)

  1. marching drum
  2. military-style drummer

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: tamboer
  • Negerhollands: tamboer
  • → Indonesian: tambur
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