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Galician
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Interjection
pumba!
- pow (the sound of a violent impact)
- bang (a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound)
Further reading
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pumba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pumba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pumba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
pumba class V (plural mapumba class VI)
- (also bumba) lump; rolled-up piece; clod of earth; packet.
- Synonym: donge
- Kuwa mapumba — to form lumps, stick together, congeal
- smegma (excretion under the foreskin)