plug, stopper · pad (for a flute, saxophone) · (for closing a leak)
çekim: çoğul tampons
eş: bouchon, tape, tapon, serviette hygiénique
köken: Nasalized variant of tapon, from Frankish *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”), cognate with Dutch tappe, German Zapfen, Old English tæppa, English tap.
aile: tamponnage, tamponnade, tamponner, zone tampon
un tampon de bois
Tampons spéciaux montés sur plaques aluminium pour saxophone alto à tampons vissés.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *stampōną Proto-West Germanic *stampōn Old High German stampfōn Middle High German stampfen German stampfendeverb. German Stampfebor. Russian штамп Borrowed from German Stampfe.
stamp, die, seal (of wax) · stamp, postmark (of ink) · any kind of mark or sign of influence
çekim: çoğul stempels
köken: Corresponding to stampen (“to stamp”) + -el (suffix denoting instruments), but clearly an early formation judging by the presence of umlaut. Compare Old High German stempfil (German Stempel).