zamburak
English
Etymology
From Hindi ज़ंबूरक (zambūrak) / Urdu زنبورک (zambūrak), from Classical Persian زنبورک (zanbūrak), from زنبور (zanbūr, “hornet”), from Arabic زُنْبُور (zunbūr, “hornet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʌmbʊɹʌk/
Noun
zamburak (plural zamburaks)
- A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest, especially as mounted on the back of a camel.
- 2011, Kaushik Roy, War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849:
- Sadat Khan was drawn to an ambush about three to four miles east of the Mughal camp at a place known as Kunjpura where 3,000 Persian cavalry with a large number of zamburaks had prepared an ambush.
Derived terms
- zamburakchi
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