pumba

Galician

Alternative forms

• pum, pun

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpumbɐ]

Interjection

pumba!

1. pow (the sound of a violent impact)
2. 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):

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Noun

pumba (ma class, plural mapumba)

1. (also bumba) lump; rolled-up piece; clod of earth; packet.

   Synonym: donge

   • Kuwa mapumba — to form lumps, stick together, congeal
2. smegma (excretion under the foreskin)