English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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gumba (plural gumbas)

  1. (US, slang) Alternative form of goombah

Etymology 2

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Noun

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gumba (countable and uncountable, plural gumbas)

  1. Alternative form of goombay

Anagrams

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Lindu

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Noun

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gumba

  1. large water jar

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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gumba m

  1. a bush, a thicket
  2. a troop or swarm

Declension

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References

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Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gumba”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Sicilian

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Etymology

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Sicilian-american adaptation of cumpari

Noun

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gumba m

  1. friend
  2. godfather

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gumba (n class, plural gumba)

  1. thumb
    Synonym: kidole gumba

Adjective

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-gumba (declinable)

  1. sterile, infertile, barren

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • mgumba (sterile person, childless person)
  • ugumba (sterility, infertility; childlessness)

Venda

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Noun

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gumba

  1. egg