bãbenk

== Kashubian == === Alternative forms === bãbelk (regional) === Etymology === From bãben +‎ -k. Compare Polish bębenek. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Polish bębenek. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbã.bɛŋk/ Rhymes: -ãbɛŋk Syllabification: bã‧benk === Noun === bãbenk m inan (related adjective bãbenkòwi) diminutive of bãben (“drum”) (percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber) (anatomy) eardrum, tympanic membrane, myringa diminutive of bãben (“drum”) (any similar hollow, cylindrical object as part of a machine) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Sychta, Bernard (1967), “bąbenk”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 1 (A – Ǵ), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 24 Jan Trepczyk (1994), “bębenek”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “bębenek”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1] “bãbenk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022