kamba

See also: kambá and Kamba

Bongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàᵐbà/

Noun

kamba

1. honey

References

• Moi, Daniel Rabbi and Mario Lau Babur Kuduku, Sister Mary Mangira Michael, Simon Hagimir John, Rapheal Zakenia Paul Mafoi, Nyoul Gulluma Kuduku. 2018. Bongo – English Dictionary. Juba, South Sudan. SIL-South Sudan.

Icelandic

Noun

kamba

1. indefinite accusative plural of kambur
2. indefinite genitive plural of kambur

Kongo

Verb

kamba

1. To say

Malagasy

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili kamba (“rope”).

Noun

kamba

1. rope, fiber

Synonyms

• tady

Paraguayan Guarani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kama/, [kãˈᵐba]
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

kamba

1. a dark-skinned or tan person
2. a person with dark hair

References

• Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “kamba”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 45, column 2

Sango

Noun

kamba

1. rope

Shona

Noun

kamba class 5

1. (Manyika) synonym of ingwe: leopard

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

kamba

Borrowed from Arabic قِنَّبَة (qinnaba).

Noun

kamba class IX (plural kamba class X)

1. rope, cord, string
2. lace

Derived terms

• kamba ya kiatu (“shoelace”)

Descendants

• → Malagasy: kamba

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Noun

kamba class IX (plural kamba class X)

1. prawn