naker/ˈneɪkə/EtymologyBorrowed from Old French nacaire, nacre (cognate with Italian nacchera, mediaeval Latin nacara), ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra, “drum”).naker means A small drum, of Arabic origin, and the forebear of the European kettledrum. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA small drum, of Arabic origin, and the forebear of the European kettledrum.“the Norman trumpets from the battlements […], mingled with the deep and hollow clang of the nakers, (a species of kettle-drum,) retorted in notes of defiance the challenge of the enemy.”