tom-tom vs drum

drum vs tom-tom

tom-tom and drum both are nouns.

tom-tom is not a verb while drum is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tom-tom	Yes	No	No	No
drum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drum is a hypernym of tom-tom; that is, drum is a word with a broader meaning than tom-tom:

tom-tom: any of various drums with small heads
drum: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Other hypernyms of tom-tom include membranophone, tympan.

tom-tom (noun)	drum (noun)
any of various drums with small heads	small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
	a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
	a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
	a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
	the sound of a drum
	a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

tom-tom (verb)	drum (verb)
	study intensively, as before an exam
	play a percussion instrument
	make a rhythmic sound

Difference between tom-tom and drum

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