zamburak

English

a Persian zamburak in ca. 1820

Alternative forms

• zumbooruk, zomboruk

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)

1. 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