bębenek
Pronunciation: /bɛmˈbɛ.nɛk/
“bębenek” is a Polish word. Its 17 meanings in English:
noun
- toy drum
- eardrum, tympanic membrane, myringa
- part of a press
- piston of a pump
- fyke, eel basket, eelbuck, eelpot, eel trap
- fishing basket, fishpot, fish-trap
- synonym of cylinder
- campion; catchflie (any plant of the genus Lychnis)
- drum (bottomless sieve used for needlework)
- attachment (vestibule attached to a house)
- tambourine (percussion instrument)
- exit or entrance hole of a pigeonhouse
- part of a paper cartridge that is loaded
- partridge lure made from a thimble
- type of pigeon.
- drum (leather wineskin)
- incentive, encouragement
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bębenek. By surface analysis, bęben + -ek. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from New Latin tympanum. Compare Kashubian bãbenk.
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