tom-tom
tom-tom · tom-toms · tom-tommed · tom-tomming
To play the tom-tomsTo play the tom-toms.
Meaning
1 sensesTo play the tom-toms.
Origin
From Hindi टमटम (ṭamṭam, “the sound of a drum”), and similar terms in related or nearby laFrom Hindi टमटम (ṭamṭam, “the sound of a drum”), and similar terms in related or nearby languages (as Punjabi ਟਮ ਟਮ (ṭam ṭam), Gujarati ટમટમ (ṭamṭam), Bengali টমটম (ṭomṭom), Sinhalese ටම් ටම් (ṭam ṭam), Tamil தம் தம் (tam tam), Malayalam തം തം (taṁ taṁ), Tibetan ཐོམ ཐོམ (thom thom)); ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, with reduplication. Early evidence is from Anglo-Indian sources.
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Forms
tom-toms, tom-tomming, tom-tommed, tom-tommed| Base form | tom-tom · to tom-tom |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tom-toms |
| Present participle | tom-tomming |
| Past simple | tom-tommed |
| Past participle | tom-tommed |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle