tromol
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch trommel (“drum, cylinder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtro.mol/
- Hyphenation: tro‧mol
Noun
tromol (first-person possessive tromolku, second-person possessive tromolmu, third-person possessive tromolnya)
- drum, various, often cylindrically shaped objects or components
- Synonym: silinder
Usage notes
The meaning had been narrowing in Indonesian as it refers to drum brake.
Derived terms
- rem tromol
- tromol pos
Further reading
- “tromol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.