Morpheme
Tymbal
Type
free base
Denotation
specialised sound-producing structures of cicada; literally kettledrum
Etymology
variant of timbal; French timbale; Middle French tamballe; Old Occitan tambala; Arabic al-ṭabl
Evidence
tymbal, tymbales, tymbals
Notes
tympanum, timpani, timbre, and tymbal are doublets
