timbre
/ˈtɪmbə/TIM-bur
/ˈtɪmbɚ/TIM-bur
Meaninga drum (sound)
Common meaning: the distinctive quality of a sound
- timbra hand drumLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 824 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek τύμπανον ‘a hand drum’.
Roots
- τύμπανον Greek “a hand drum”
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