kirimbu

Kimbundu

Etymology 1

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Noun

kirimbu (plural irimbu)

1. mark, seal, signal, stamp

Descendants

• → Portuguese: carimbo

Etymology 2

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Noun

kirimbu (plural irimbu)

1. stomachache
2. (figurative) fear

References

• Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola, page 139
• Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 29