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tunbur
Arabic/Persian · medieval
"a musical instrument"
a stringed or percussion instrument, root of several drum names
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tambourin
French · 1500s
"a small hand-held drum with jingles"
carried into French for the small hand-held drum with jingling discs
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tambourine
English · 1500s
"a small hand-held drum with jingling discs"
settled as the English word for the percussion instrument
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