Definitions for tam-tamˈtʌmˌtʌm, ˈtæmˌtæm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tam-tamˈtʌmˌtʌm, ˈtæmˌtæm(n.)
a gong with indefinite pitch.
Category: Music and Dance
Category: Music and Dance
Ref: tom-tom .
Origin of tam-tam:
1775–85; var. of tom -tom
Princeton's WordNet
gong, tam-tam(noun)
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
Wiktionary
tam-tam(Noun)
a flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer
Webster Dictionary
Tam-tam(noun)
a kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental countries; -- called also tom-tom
Tam-tam(noun)
a gong. See Gong, n., 1
Translations for tam-tam
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tom-tom(noun)
a kind of drum usually beaten with the hands.
- tromAfrikaans
- طَبْلَه شائِعَه في جُزُر الهِنْد الشَّرْقِيَّهArabic
- тъпанBulgarian
- tantãPortuguese (BR)
- tam-tamCzech
- die HandtrommelGerman
- tam-tamDanish
- ταμ ταμGreek
- tantánSpanish
- tamtammEstonian
- طبلFarsi
- tomtom-rumpuFinnish
- tam-tamFrench
- טָמטָםHebrew
- टॉम-टॉमHindi
- tamtamCroatian
- tamtamHungarian
- ketipungIndonesian
- trumbaIcelandic
- tam-tamItalian
- 太鼓Japanese
- (손바닥으로 치는 북) 톰톰Korean
- tamtamasLithuanian
- tamtamsLatvian
- gendang tom-tomMalay
- tamtamDutch
- tamtamtrommeNorwegian
- tam-tamPolish
- طبلPersian
- (موسيقى ( ډولPashto
- tantãPortuguese
- tam-tamRomanian
- тамтамRussian
- tamtamSlovak
- tamtamSlovenian
- tam-tamSerbian
- tamtam[trumma]Swedish
- กลองThai
- tam tam (davulu)Turkish
- 手鼓Chinese (Trad.)
- тамтамUkrainian
- ايک قسم کا ڈرمUrdu
- trống cơmVietnamese
- 手鼓Chinese (Simp.)
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