طنطنه

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَنْطَنَة (ṭanṭana, twang, ringing, drum roll), a word of onomatopoeic origin related to طَنَّ (ṭanna, to ring, to clang) and طَنَّان (ṭannān, ringing, buzzing). Compare Azerbaijani təntənə and Bashkir тантана (tantana).

Noun

طنطنه (tantana)

  1. humming, buzzing, thrumming, the sound of something that hums
    Synonyms: اوغلدی (uğuldu), زر (zır)
  2. pomp, parade, any ostentatious display or show of magnificence
    Synonym: دبدبه (debdebe)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: tantana
  • Armenian: թանթանա (tʻantʻana)
  • Romanian: dandana

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