timbal

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from French timbale.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

timbal (plural timbals)

  1. (music) A kettledrum.

References

  1. ^ timbal, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Alteration of tabal under the influence of címbal or tambor.

Pronunciation

Noun

timbal m (plural timbals)

  1. drum
    Synonym: tambor

Derived terms

Further reading

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtimbal/ [ˈt̪im.bal]
  • Rhymes: -imbal
  • Syllabification: tim‧bal

Etymology 1

From Malay timbal.

Noun

timbal

  1. balance, equilibrium
    Synonyms: keseimbangan, imbang

Adjective

timbal

  1. (uncommon) balanced, equal, appropriate
    Synonyms: sebanding, setara, setimbal

Verb

timbal (active menimbal, passive ditimbal)

  1. (uncommon) to balance, equate
    Synonyms: imbangi, seimbangkan, timbali
Derived terms
Compounds

Etymology 2

Chemical element
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From Javanese ꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦭ꧀ (timbel, lead; tin).

Alternative forms

Noun

timbal

  1. lead (chemical element)
    Synonyms: plumbum, timah hitam

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

timbal

  1. romanization of ꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦭ꧀

Old Javanese

Etymology

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Noun

timbal

  1. one after or over the other, -fold

Derived terms

  • animbali
  • atimbalan
  • tinimbal

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦭ꧀ (timbal)

Further reading

  • "timbal" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /timˈbal/ [t̪ĩmˈbal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: tim‧bal

Noun

timbal m (plural timbales)

  1. kettledrum
  2. meatpie

Further reading