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Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
dumɓū m (plural dumɓā̀yē, possessed form dumɓun)
- worn-out tool
- (figuratively) dimwit
Further reading
- Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN.