timpani

Etymology
Borrowed from, plural of , from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: tympány
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: timbalo
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: tiompán
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Polish: kotły
 * Portuguese: tímpanos,
 * Romanian: timpane
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: pavke
 * Spanish: ,
 * Tajik: нақора
 * Vietnamese: trống định âm

Etymology
, plural of.

Usage notes
behaves as a singular noun but refers to the entire set of drums that comprises the instrument. This is in contrast with the singular-plural pair,.