pumba

Galician

Alternative forms

pum, pun

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpumbɐ]

Interjection

pumba!

pow (the sound of a violent impact)
bang (a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound)

Further reading

“pumba” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“pumba” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“pumba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun

pumba (ma class, plural mapumba)

(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)

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