English
Etymology
From Hindustani �़�ब�र� / URchar|ز�ب�رک (zambūrak) < Pers. FAchar|ز�ب�رک (zambūrak) < FAchar|ز�ب�ر (zambūr) �hornet� < Ar. ARchar|ز�ب�ر|ز���ب��ر (zumbūr) �hornet�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�z�mb�ɹ�k/
Noun
en-noun
- A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest, especially as mounted on the back of a camel.
#*1971: It was a long one, ranging from (but I may have misremembered) antipedobaptism to the illegal importation of zumbooruks. � Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 87)
Category:Hindi derivations
Category:Urdu derivations
ru:zumbooruk
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