vumbulula

Chichewa

Alternative forms

• -bvumbulula (obsolete in Malawi)

Etymology

From *-bùmb-ʊd-ʊd-a, a separative form of Proto-Bantu *-bùmba (“bake in ashes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vu.ᵐbuˈɽu.ɽa/

Verb

-vumbulula (infinitive kuvúmbulula)

1. reveal, show

Related terms

• -vumbula (“take out, remove”)
• -vumbuluka (“appear suddenly”)
• -vumbulutsa (“reveal, startle”)