gumba

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

gumba (plural gumbas)

  1. (US, slang) Alternative form of goombah.

Etymology 2

Noun

gumba (countable and uncountable, plural gumbas)

  1. Alternative form of goombay.

Anagrams

Lindu

Noun

gumba

  1. large water jar

Pali

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Alternative scripts

Etymology

Variant of *gumma, from Sanskrit गुल्म (gulma). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫 (gumma).

Noun

gumba m

  1. a bush, a thicket
  2. a troop or swarm

Declension

Declension table of "gumba" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)gumbogumbā
Accusative (second)gumbaṃgumbe
Instrumental (third)gumbenagumbehi or gumbebhi
Dative (fourth)gumbassa or gumbāya or gumbatthaṃgumbānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)gumbasmā or gumbamhā or gumbāgumbehi or gumbebhi
Genitive (sixth)gumbassagumbānaṃ
Locative (seventh)gumbasmiṃ or gumbamhi or gumbegumbesu
Vocative (calling)gumbagumbā

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gumba”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 253
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gúlma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 226

Sicilian

Etymology

Sicilian-american adaptation of cumpari

Noun

gumba m

  1. friend
  2. godfather

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

gumba class IX (plural gumba class X)

  1. thumb
    Synonym: kidole gumba

Adjective

-gumba (declinable)

  1. sterile, infertile, barren

Inflection

Inflected forms of -gumba
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mgumba
m-mi class(III/IV) mgumba migumba
ji-ma class(V/VI) gumba magumba
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kigumba vigumba
n class(IX/X) ngumba ngumba
u class(XI) mgumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pagumba
ku class(XVII) kugumba
mu class(XVIII) mugumba

Derived terms

  • mgumba (“sterile person, childless person”)
  • ugumba (“sterility, infertility; childlessness”)

Venda

Noun

gumba

  1. egg
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