| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Class | n‐class |
| Plural | ngoma |
| Catalan | tambor; timbal |
|---|---|
| Czech | buben; bubínek; válec |
| Dutch | bus; rol; trom; trommel |
| English | drum |
| Esperanto | tamburo |
| Faeroese | trumma |
| Finnish | rumpu |
| French | tambour |
| German | Trommel |
| Hungarian | dob |
| Papiamento | tambòr; tambora; tambú |
| Portuguese | caixa de rufo; tambor |
| Russian | барабан |
| Saterland Frisian | Trum; Trumme; Trummel |
| Spanish | tambor |
| West Frisian | tromme; tromp |