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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pumba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pumba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pumba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Swahili

Pronunciation

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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)