тъпан

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тъпан

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tǫpanъ. A wanderwort, ultimately from Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (tŭ́mpănon, drum).

Pronunciation

Noun

тъ́пан (tǎ́panm

  1. a type of percussion instrument (similar to drums)

Declension

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Derived terms

  • ту́пам (túpam), туптя́ (tuptjá, to beat, to pulsate) (cognate with the Greek word)
  • тъп (tǎp, stupid) (cognate with the Greek word)

References

  • тъпан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • тъпан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010