Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʊm.ba]
- Hyphenation: kum‧ba
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pitcher”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kʰumbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás. Doublet of kom.
Noun
kumba (plural kumba-kumba)
- waterpot
- Synonyms: belanga, buyung
- (astrology, astronomy) the sign of the zodiac Aquarius
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit कुम्ब (kúmba, “thick end of bone”) or कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pitcher”).
Noun
kumba
- the frontal globe or prominence on the upper part of the forehead of an elephant (there are two of these prominences which swell in the rutting season)
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kumba (infinitive kukumba)
- to shove, to push
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kumba
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| Positive present
|
-nakumba
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| Subjunctive
|
-kumbe
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| Negative
|
-kumbi
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| Imperative singular
|
kumba
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kukumba
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| Negative
|
kutokumba
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
kumba
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| Plural
|
kumbeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hukumba
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likumba
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kukumba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninakumba/nakumba
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tunakumba
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| 2nd person
|
unakumba
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mnakumba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anakumba
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wanakumba
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nakumba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikumbi
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hatukumbi
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| 2nd person
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hukumbi
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hamkumbi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hakumbi
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hawakumbi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -kumbi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takumba
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takumba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nikumbe
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tukumbe
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| 2nd person
|
ukumbe
|
mkumbe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
akumbe
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wakumbe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -kumbe
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sikumbe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngekumba
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekumba
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikumba
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikumba
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nakumba
|
twakumba
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| 2nd person
|
wakumba
|
mwakumba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akumba
|
wakumba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wakumba
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yakumba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lakumba
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yakumba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chakumba
|
vyakumba
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| n(IX/X)
|
yakumba
|
zakumba
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| u(XI)
|
wakumba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwakumba
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| pa(XVI)
|
pakumba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwakumba
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mekumba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakumba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakumba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikumba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokumba
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| Consecutive
|
kakumba / positive subject concord + -kakumba
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kakumbe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nikumba
|
-tukumba
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| 2nd person
|
-kukumba
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-wakumba/-kukumbeni/-wakumbeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mkumba
|
-wakumba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ukumba
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-ikumba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-likumba
|
-yakumba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kikumba
|
-vikumba
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ikumba
|
-zikumba
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| u(XI)
|
-ukumba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kukumba
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pakumba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mukumba
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| Reflexive
|
-jikumba
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumba- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-kumbaye
|
-kumbao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-kumbao
|
-kumbayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-kumbalo
|
-kumbayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kumbacho
|
-kumbavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-kumbayo
|
-kumbazo
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| u(XI)
|
-kumbao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kumbako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-kumbapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-kumbamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yekumba
|
-okumba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-okumba
|
-yokumba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lokumba
|
-yokumba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chokumba
|
-vyokumba
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yokumba
|
-zokumba
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| u(XI)
|
-okumba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kokumba
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokumba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mokumba
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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