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Xhosa
Etymology
From Common Bantu *ìtʊ̀mbò (“belly, abdomen”). Cognate with Shona dumbu.
Pronunciation
Noun
íthumbu class 5 (plural ámáthumbu class 6)
- hose, tube, pipe
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Common Bantu *ìtʊ̀mbò (“belly, abdomen”). Cognate with Shona dumbu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ī́thumbu class 5 (plural amáthumbu class 6)
- bowel, gut, (in the plural) intestines
- tube, pipe, hose
Inflection
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