Meaning of "tam-tam" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAM-TAM

From Hindi: see tom-tom.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TAM-TAM

tam-tam

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAM-TAM

Tam-Tam is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAM-TAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gong

A gong is an African, East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat, circular metal disc which is hit with a mallet. It originated in China and later spread to Southeast Asia, and it may also be used in the percussion section of Western symphony orchestra. Gongs are broadly of three types. 'Suspended gongs are more or less flat, circular discs of metal suspended vertically by means of a cord passed through holes near to the top rim. Bossed or nipple gongs have a raised centre boss and are often suspended and played horizontally. Bowl gongs are bowl-shaped, and rest on cushions and belong more to bells than gongs. Gongs are made mainly from bronze or brass but there are many other alloys in use. Gongs produce two distinct types of sound. A gong with a substantially flat surface vibrates in multiple modes, giving a "crash" rather than a tuned note. This category of gong is sometimes called a tam-tam to distinguish it from the bossed gongs that give a tuned note.

TRANSLATION OF TAM-TAM

Find out the translation of tam-tam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tam-tam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tam-tam» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: TAM -TAM
• Translator English - Spanish: tam -tam
• English: tam-tam
• Translator English - Hindi: टैम - TAM
• Translator English - Arabic: TAM TAM -
• Translator English - Russian: там-там
• Translator English - Portuguese: tam -tam
• Translator English - Bengali: মাদল
• Translator English - French: tam-tam
• Translator English - Malay: Tam-tam
• Translator English - German: Tam-Tam
• Translator English - Japanese: タムタム
• Translator English - Korean: 탐 - 탐
• Translator English - Javanese: Tam-tam
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tam- tam
• Translator English - Tamil: TAM-TAM
• Translator English - Marathi: टोम-शाम
• Translator English - Turkish: tam tam
• Translator English - Italian: tam - tam
• Translator English - Polish: tam-tam
• Translator English - Ukrainian: там - там
• Translator English - Romanian: tam - tam
• Translator English - Greek: ταμ - ταμ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: tam- tam
• Translator English - Swedish: tam - tam
• Translator English - Norwegian: tam - tam

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAM-TAM»

Discover the use of tam-tam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tam-tam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Cincinnati Magazine

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Bruno Jasieński: His Evolution from Futurism to Socialist ...

But at the same time they express the poet's longing for Moscow—he is simultaneously “here” and “there” (these being the original meanings of “tu” and “ tam”): tu-m czy-m ta-m? tam-tam TAM i TU-M -—-— —-— tam-tam TAM tam-tam- tam TAM ...

N. Kolesnikoff, 1982

Percussion for Musicians: A Complete, Fundamental Literature ...

TAM-TAM 1. There has been considerable disagreement among authorities regarding the difference between a tam-tam and a gong. As a general rule, the tam-tam may be described as the slowest speaking member of the gong family, with a ...

Robert M. McCormick, 1983

Vietnamese Communism, 1925-1945

The ninth bylaw of Tam Tam Xa stated its objectives as follows: Aspirations of the Corps: This period is the initial step of the Corps, as it looks for means to restore the human rights of the Vietnamese people. As to the future political regime, this ...

Hyunh Kim Khanh, Kim Khánh Huỳnh, 1986

Gustav Mahler, Songs and Symphonies of Life and Death: ...

Initiating those tam-tam strokes are, but when I wrote those words in the main text I scarcely imagined what I should find when scrutinizing the composition sketch for 'Der Abschied' (cs): that while the initiating strokes were there from the outset,  ...

Donald Mitchell, 1986

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

C. Tam. Tam. Tam. Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Son. Son. S. 0. S. C. 8. C. Tam. Tam Tam. Penn. Penn. Penn. Penn. R.I. R. I. R. I. Son. Son. Son. S. C. 8. C. B.C. Tam. Tam. Tam. Penn. Penn. Penn. Penn. R. I. E.I. R. I. Bon. Son. Son. Bon. 8. 0. S. C. Penn.

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Non-Vicious Circle:

Hélé helélé le Roi est un grand roi que sa majesté daigne regarder dans mon anus pour voir s'il contient des diamants que sa majesté daigne explorer ma bouche pour voir 5 combien elle contient de carats tam-tam ris tam-tam ris je porte la ...

Aimé Césaire, Gregson Davis, 1984

Heartquake: Songs for Healing: Prose and Poetry Anthology

Songs for Healing: Prose and Poetry Anthology Oladayo Sanusi. Tam Tam, Tam Tam, her chant they could never choke. Tam Tam, Tam Tam, annoys oppressing ears. Tam Tam, Tam Tam, will resound beyond the boundaries set by an ...

Oladayo Sanusi, 2006

A Dictionary of the Hok-Këèn Dialect of the Chinese ...

According to the Reading and Colloquial Idioms : Containing about 12.000 Characters ... ; Accompanied by a Short Historical and Statistical Account of Hok- këèn Walter Henry Medhurst. Tam Tam Tim po6,tjtfc the name of a flower. To eat, to ...

Walter Henry Medhurst, 1832

The Collected Poetry

Hélé helélé le Roi est un grand roi que sa majesté daigne regarder dans mon anus pour voir s'il contient des diamants que sa majesté daigne explorer ma bouche pour voir combien elle contient de carats tam-tam ris tam-tam ris je porte la ...

Aim C Saire, 1983

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAM-TAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tam-tam is used in the context of the following news items.

Tivolis 'Tam Tam' er et nummer for tam

Og sådan er det lidt med 'Tam-tam i Glassalen'. Det er én lang perlerække af numre i forskellige længder, farver og størrelser. Men emnerne stritter i øst og vest, ... «Politiken.dk, Jun 14»