τούμπανο

Greek

Etymology

Doublet of τύμπανο (týmpano).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtum.ba.no/, /ˈtu.ba.no/
  • Hyphenation: τού‧μπα‧νο

Noun

τούμπανο • (toúmpano) n

  1. (colloquial, music) Alternative form of τύμπανο (týmpano)
  2. (colloquial, characterisation, figuratively) swollen thing, distended thing
    Γίνανε τα δάχτυλά μου τούμπανο.
    Gínane ta dáchtylá mou toúmpano.
    My fingers became swollen.

Declension

  • βρίσκω τούμπανο (vrísko toúmpano, “to find someone stone dead”, literally “to find drum”)
  • μου τα 'κανε τούμπανο (mou ta 'kane toúmpano, “he broke my balls”)
  • ο κόσμος τό 'χει τούμπανο κι αυτός κρυφό καμάρι (o kósmos tó 'chei toúmpano ki aftós kryfó kamári, “it's a public secret”, literally “the world has it as if drummed out and he a private pride”)
  • το κάνω τούμπανο (to káno toúmpano, “to shout something from the rooftops”, literally “to make it a drum”)
  • τουμπανιάζω (toumpaniázo, “to swell up”)
  • τουμπάνιασμα n (toumpániasma, “swelling”)
  • τουμπανίζω (toumpanízo, “to swell up”)

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