bubanj

See also: Bubanj

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bûːbaɲ/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧banj
  • Homophone: Bȗbanj

Noun

bȗbanj m inan (Cyrillic spelling бу̑бањ)

  1. drum
  2. (music, slang) drum kit
  3. (slang) prison
    biti u bubnjube in prison

Declension

Declension of bubanj
singular plural
nominative bȗbanj bȕbnjevi
genitive bȗbnja bubnjeva
dative bubnju bubnjevima
accusative bubanj bubnjeve
vocative bubnju bubnjevi
locative bubnju bubnjevima
instrumental bubnjem bubnjevima

Further reading

  • bubanj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • Sabljak, Tomislav (2013) “bubanj”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga žargona [Dictionary of Croatian Jargon] (in Serbo-Croatian), 3rd edition, Zagreb: Profil, →ISBN, page 76