Definition
A large hammered dulcimer with metal strings stretched across a trapezoidal wooden frame, struck with wooden mallets; an Eastern European musical instrument.
Etymology
From Hungarian and Central European 'cimbalom,' ultimately derived from Latin 'cymbalum.' The instrument developed in medieval Hungary and became especially important in Hungarian folk music traditions.
Kelly Says
The cimbalom is basically a piano's wild ancestor—it's got strings like a piano but you hit them with mallets, and Hungarian Romani musicians have used it to create music that makes people's feet move involuntarily!
Translations
ARالعربية
سيمبايلم
simbaylim
BNবাংলা
সিম্বালম
sim-ba-lam
CACatalà
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
CSČeština
cimbalom
cim-ba-lom
DADansk
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
DEDeutsch
Zupfgeige
tsoopf-gī-gə
ELΕλληνικά
κιμπαλόν
kim-ba-lon
ESEspañol
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
FISuomi
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
FRFrançais
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
HEעברית
קִמבאָל
kim-ba-al
HIहिन्दी
सिमबलम
sim-ba-lam
HUMagyar
cimbalom
cim-ba-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
ITItaliano
cimbalom
chim-ba-lom
MSBahasa Melayu
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
MYမြန်မာ
စင်ဘာလုံ
sin-ba-lo-n
NLNederlands
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
NONorsk
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
PLPolski
cymbalom
cim-ba-lom
PTPortuguês
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
RORomână
cimbalom
chim-ba-lom
SVSvenska
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
SWKiswahili
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom
TAதமிழ்
சீம்பால்
see-mba-al
TEతెలుగు
సిమ్బాళం
sim-ba-lam
TRTürkçe
cimbalom
chim-ba-lom
UKУкраїнська
цимбал
sim-bal
VITiếng Việt
cimbalom
sim-ba-lom