noun · Music

drum

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The meaning (definition) of the word drum

a round instrument you hit with sticks to make music

The word drum used in a sentence

I like to hit the drum with wooden sticks to make loud sounds.

The plural of the word drum

drums

How the word drum is said around the world

Frenchtambour (tahnboor)
Spanishtambor (tahmbohr)
Mandarin (gǔ)
Hindiड्रम (drum)
Arabicطبل (tahbl)
Russianбарабан (baraban)
Portuguese (EU)tambor (tuhnmbohr)
Portuguese (BR)tambor (tuhnmbohr)
Japaneseドラム (doramu)
GermanTrommel (trawmuhl)
Urduڈرم (duruhm)
Punjabiਢੋਲ (tohl)
Korean (bug)
Hebrewתוֹף (tohf)
Greekτύμπανο (tumpano)
Dutchtrommel (trawmuhl)
Tagalogtambol (tahmbohl)
Vietnamesecái trống (kahury chohurng)
Turkishdavul (dahvuul)
Persianطبل (tahbl)
Polishbęben (bemben)
Ukrainianбарабан (baraban)
Bengaliড্রাম (drahm)
Swedishtrumma (trumah)
Italiantamburo (tahmbooroh)

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