The Finnish word for drum is
rumpu
Translations for drum and their definitions
| rumpu | |
| 1. n. A drum (musical instrument) | |
| 2. n. (usually rotating) A cylinder (e.g. in washing machine) | |
| 3. n. An underpass built under e.g. roads to allow drainage. |
| tynnyri | |
| 1. n. barrel | |
| 2. n. keg |
| rummuttaa | |
| 1. v. To drum (also figuratively). |
| takoa | |
| 1. v. to forge | |
| 2. v. to beat, pound, hammer, strike (to deliver a series of quick blows) | |
| Täytyy takoa, kun rauta on kuumaa. | |
| One must strike while the iron is hot. |
| pönttö | |
| 1. n. (informal) A bin, can (any clumsy and/or ugly container, often open on top, with or without a lid). | |
| 2. n. (colloquial) A blockhead (stupid person). | |
| 3. n. (informal) A toilet seat. | |
| Note: can in US means bathroom,toilet. |
| paukuttaa | |
| 1. v. to bang, hammer, strike, hit (to strike something hard) | |
| Pidä kuvaa, kun paukutan tätä naulaa. | |
| Hold the picture while I hammer in this nail. | |
| 2. v. third-person singular indicative present of paukuttaa |
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