tabal

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈbal/ [t̪aˈβ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ta‧bal

Noun

tabal m (plural tabales)

1. (Eastern Asturias) alternative form of atabal

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl). Compare Spanish atabal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [təˈβal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [təˈbal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [taˈbal]

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Noun

tabal m (plural tabals)

1. drum

   Synonyms: timbal, tambor

Derived terms

• atabalar
• tabaler
• tabalet
• timbal

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “tabal”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “tabal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “tabal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tabal (“drum; great ceremonial gathering”), from Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl, “drumming, drumbeat; drum”), from Middle Iranian *tabir, tabil (“drum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.bal/
• Rhymes: -bal
• Hyphenation: ta‧bal

Noun

tabal (plural tabal-tabal)

1. (obsolete) royal drum

Derived terms

• ditabalkan
• menabalkan
• penabalan
• tertabal

Further reading

• “tabal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Maltese

Root
t-b-l
2 terms

Alternative forms

• tabar

Etymology

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Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl)

Maltese tabal

Inherited from Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.bal/
• Rhymes: -abal

Noun

tabal m (plural otbla or tbal)

1. drum

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtabal/ [ˈt̪aː.bɐl]
• Rhymes: -abal
• Syllabification: ta‧bal

Adjective

tabal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜎ᜔)

1. excessively leafy; excessive in foliage (resulting in fruitlessness or sterility in plants)

See also

• baog
• matsora

Noun

tabal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜎ᜔)

1. excessive growth of foliage (resulting in fruitlessness or sterility in plants)

Anagrams

• balat, tabla, talab