chumba

chumba

1. inflection of chumbar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃumba/ [ˈt͡ʃũm.ba]
• Rhymes: -umba
• Syllabification: chum‧ba

chumba f (plural chumbas)

1. prick (penis)

A diminutive from the same root as nyumba (“house”).

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chumba class VII (plural vyumba class VIII)

1. room (division in a building)

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -chumbisha (“get engaged”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • kichumba (“small room”)
  • mchumba (“fiance(e)”)
  • uchumba (“engagement”)