طنطنه

Borrowed from Arabic طَنْطَنَة (ṭanṭana, “twang, ringing, drum roll”), a word of onomatopoeic origin related to طَنَّ (ṭanna, “to ring, to clang”) and طَنَّان (ṭannān, “ringing, buzzing”). Compare Azerbaijani təntənə and Bashkir тантана (tantana).

طنطنه • (tantana) (definite accusative طنطنه‌یی (tantanayı), plural طنطنه‌لر (tantanalar))

humming, buzzing, thrumming, the sound of something that hums
Synonyms: اوغلدی (uğuldu), زر (zır)
pomp, parade, fanfare, any ostentatious display of magnificence
Synonyms: دبدبه (debdebe), شان (şan), نمایش (nümayiş)

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