Trumpet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈʌmpɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈʌmpɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈʌmpɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈʌmpɪt/.

Examples

Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty
Elephants are trumpeting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cornet horn trump

Parts of Speech

noun	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
verb	proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet “Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty”
verb	play or blow on the trumpet
verb	utter in trumpet-like sounds “Elephants are trumpeting”

Word Forms

cornetist	noun	a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
trumpet	verb	play or blow on the trumpet
trump	verb	produce a sound as if from a trumpet
trumpeter	noun	(formal) a person who announces important news
trumpet	noun	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trompete

ein Blechblasinstrument mit brillantem Klang; hat ein schmales Rohr und einen ausgestellten Schallbecher und wird mittels Ventilen gespielt

🇫🇷French

trompette

un instrument de musique en cuivre au son brillant ; a un tube étroit et une cloche évasée et se joue au moyen de valves

🇪🇸Spanish

trompeta

un instrumento musical de metal con un tono brillante; tiene un tubo estrecho y una campana acampanada y se toca mediante válvulas

🇮🇹Italian

tromba

uno strumento musicale in ottone dal tono brillante; ha il tubo stretto e la campana svasata e si suona mediante valvole

🇳🇱Dutch

trompet

een koperen muziekinstrument met een briljante toon; heeft een smalle buis en een uitlopende beker en wordt bespeeld door middel van ventielen

🇵🇹Portuguese

trombeta

um instrumento musical de metal com timbre brilhante; tem tubo estreito e campânula alargada e é tocado por meio de válvulas

🇷🇺Russian

труба

духовой музыкальный инструмент с блестящим звучанием; имеет узкую трубку и расширяющийся раструб, играется с помощью клапанов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुरही

शानदार स्वर वाला पीतल का संगीत वाद्ययंत्र; इसमें एक संकीर्ण ट्यूब और एक फ्लेयर्ड घंटी होती है और इसे वाल्व के माध्यम से बजाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ট্রাম্পেট

একটি উজ্জ্বল স্বর সঙ্গে একটি পিতল বাদ্যযন্ত্র; একটি সরু নল এবং একটি flared বেল আছে এবং ভালভ মাধ্যমে বাজানো হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

எக்காளம்

புத்திசாலித்தனமான தொனியுடன் கூடிய பித்தளை இசைக்கருவி; ஒரு குறுகிய குழாய் மற்றும் ஒரு எரியும் மணி மற்றும் வால்வுகள் மூலம் விளையாடப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బాకా

అద్భుతమైన స్వరంతో కూడిన ఇత్తడి సంగీత వాయిద్యం; ఇరుకైన గొట్టం మరియు మండే గంటను కలిగి ఉంటుంది మరియు కవాటాల ద్వారా ఆడబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्णा

तेजस्वी स्वर असलेले पितळ वाद्य; एक अरुंद नळी आणि भडकलेली घंटा असते आणि ती झडपांद्वारे वाजवली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્રમ્પેટ

તેજસ્વી સ્વર સાથે પિત્તળનું સંગીતનું સાધન; એક સાંકડી ટ્યુબ અને ભડકતી ઘંટડી છે અને તેને વાલ્વ દ્વારા વગાડવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುತ್ತೂರಿ

ಅದ್ಭುತವಾದ ಸ್ವರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಹಿತ್ತಾಳೆಯ ಸಂಗೀತ ವಾದ್ಯ; ಕಿರಿದಾದ ಟ್ಯೂಬ್ ಮತ್ತು ಭುಗಿಲೆದ್ದ ಗಂಟೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕವಾಟಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാഹളം

ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ സ്വരമുള്ള ഒരു പിച്ചള സംഗീതോപകരണം; ഇടുങ്ങിയ ട്യൂബും ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന മണിയും ഉണ്ട്, വാൽവുകൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ചാണ് ഇത് കളിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੁਰ੍ਹੀ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਟੋਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਪਿੱਤਲ ਦਾ ਸੰਗੀਤ ਯੰਤਰ; ਇੱਕ ਤੰਗ ਟਿਊਬ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਭੜਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਘੰਟੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਵਾਲਵ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਜਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترہی

ایک شاندار لہجے کے ساتھ پیتل کا موسیقی کا آلہ؛ ایک تنگ ٹیوب اور بھڑکتی ہوئی گھنٹی ہے اور اسے والوز کے ذریعے بجایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喇叭

音色明亮的铜管乐器；有一个狭窄的管子和一个喇叭形的喇叭，通过阀门演奏

🇯🇵Japanese

トランペット

輝かしい音色を奏でる金管楽器。細い管と広がったベルがあり、バルブを使って演奏されます

🇰🇷Korean

트럼펫

화려한 음색을 지닌 금관악기; 좁은 관과 나팔 모양의 벨이 있고 밸브를 통해 연주됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kèn

một loại nhạc cụ bằng đồng có âm sắc rực rỡ; có một ống hẹp và một chuông loe và được chơi bằng van

🇹🇭Thai

ทรัมเป็ต

เครื่องดนตรีทองเหลืองที่มีน้ำเสียงไพเราะ มีท่อแคบและกระดิ่งบานและเล่นโดยใช้วาล์ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

terompet

alat musik tiup dengan nada cemerlang; mempunyai tabung yang sempit dan bel yang melebar dan dimainkan dengan menggunakan katup

🇵🇭Filipino

trumpeta

isang tansong instrumentong pangmusika na may makikinang na tono; ay may makitid na tubo at isang flared bell at nilalaro sa pamamagitan ng mga balbula

🇲🇾Malay

sangkakala

alat muzik loyang dengan nada yang cemerlang; mempunyai tiub sempit dan loceng menyala dan dimainkan dengan menggunakan injap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بوق

آلة موسيقية نحاسية ذات نغمة رائعة؛ لها أنبوب ضيق وجرس متسع ويتم العزف عليها عن طريق الصمامات

🇮🇷Persian

ترومپت

یک ساز موسیقی برنجی با لحن درخشان؛ دارای یک لوله باریک و یک زنگ گشاد است و به وسیله دریچه ها نواخته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

trompet

parlak bir tona sahip pirinçten yapılmış bir müzik aleti; dar bir borusu ve geniş bir çanı vardır ve valfler aracılığıyla çalınır

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲצוֹצְרָה

כלי נגינה עם טון מבריק; בעל צינור צר ופעמון מתרחב ומנוגן באמצעות שסתומים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'trumpet'?

The primary meaning of 'trumpet' is 'a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves'.

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Using 'trumpet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'trumpet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'trumpet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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