bumba

See also: Bumba and bumbā

Central Dusun

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bomba, from Portuguese bomba.

Noun

bumba

1. fire brigade; fire department; firefighter

Icelandic

Etymology

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk bomme. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʏmpa/
• Rhymes: -ʏmpa

Noun

bumba f (genitive singular bumbu, nominative plural bumbur)

1. drum

   Synonym: trumba

2. fat or protruding belly; potbelly, paunch

   Synonym: ístra

Declension

Declension of bumba (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bumba	bumban	bumbur	bumburnar
accusative	bumbu	bumbuna	bumbur	bumburnar
dative	bumbu	bumbunni	bumbum	bumbunum
genitive	bumbu	bumbunnar	bumba, bumbna	bumbanna, bumbnanna

Further reading

• “bumba” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Latvian

Futbola bumba (1)

Basketbola bumba (1)

Bumba (3)

Bumba (3)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [būmba]

• Audio:

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Noun

bumba f (4th declension)

1. (sports) ball (globe of flexible material, for playing, for sports, for gymnastics)

   gumijas, ādas bumba ― rubber, leather ball

   futbola, basketbola, volejbola bumba ― football, basketball, volleyball

   tenisa bumba ― tennis ball

   piesūknēt bumbu ― to inflate a ball

   rotaļāties ar bumbu ― to play with a ball

   mest bumbu ― to throw the ball

   bumba atlec no zemes ― the ball bounced off the ground

   apaļs kā bumba ― round as a ball

2. ball (round or spherical object)

   dekoratīvas stikla bumbas ― decorative glass balls

   biljarda bumbas ― billiard balls

3. (weaponry) bomb (metal shell filled with explosives)

   fugasa bumba ― fougasse bomb (= blockbuster)

   šķembu bumba ― cluster bomb

   bumba ar laika degli ― time bomb

   ķīmiskā bumba ― chemical bomb

   ūdeņraža bumba ― hydrogen bomb

   mest bumbas ― to throw bombs

   kā bumbas sprādziens ― like a bomb exploding (= sudden, unexpected)

Declension

Declension of bumba (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	bumba	bumbas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	bumbu	bumbas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	bumbas	bumbu
dative (datīvs)	bumbai	bumbām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	bumbu	bumbām
locative (lokatīvs)	bumbā	bumbās
vocative (vokatīvs)	bumba	bumbas

Derived terms

• atombumba
• kodolbumba
• ūdeņraža bumba

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bumba f (definite singular bumba, indefinite plural bumbor, definite plural bumborne)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of bomme

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

-bûmba (infinitive kubûmba, perfective (Rwanda) -bûmbye or (Rundi) -bûmvye)

1. to mould (usually from clay)
2. to make pottery

Derived terms

• umubumbyi (Rwanda) / umubumvyi (Rundi)

Related terms

• ibumba

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /bumba/ [bʊmˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: bum‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish bomba

Noun

bumba (Sulat Sūg spelling بُمْبَ)

1. (Philippines) pump
2. (Philippines) bomb (explosive device)

   Synonym: bum

Derived terms

• biyumba
• bumbahan
• bumbahun
• bumumba
• kabumbahan
• kiyabumbahan
• magbumba

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay bomba, from Portuguese bomba.

Noun

bumba (Sulat Sūg spelling بُمْبَ)

1. (Malaysia) fire brigade; fire department; firefighter

   Synonym: bumbiru (Philippines)

   Biyayta' na namu' pa bumba pasal sunug dakula' kimugdan ha Tawau kabii.

   We already informed the fire brigade about a big conflagration happened in Tawau last night.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

-búmba

1. (transitive) to shape

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

-búmba

1. (transitive) to mould, to fashion (from clay)
2. (transitive) to make (from dough)
3. (transitive) to fabricate, to make up

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukubumba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubumba	ukungabumbi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bumba	-bumbe
Plural	bumbani	-bumbeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabumba, ngibumba	engibumbayo, engibumba	ngibumba	angibumbi	engingabumbi	ngingabumbi
2nd singular	uyabumba, ubumba	obumbayo, obumba	ubumba	awubumbi	ongabumbi	ungabumbi
1st plural	siyabumba, sibumba	esibumbayo, esibumba	sibumba	asibumbi	esingabumbi	singabumbi
2nd plural	niyabumba, nibumba	enibumbayo, enibumba	nibumba	anibumbi	eningabumbi	ningabumbi
Class 1	uyabumba, ubumba	obumbayo, obumba	ebumba	akabumbi	ongabumbi	engabumbi
Class 2	bayabumba, babumba	ababumbayo, ababumba	bebumba	ababumbi	abangabumbi	bengabumbi
Class 3	uyabumba, ubumba	obumbayo, obumba	ubumba	awubumbi	ongabumbi	ungabumbi
Class 4	iyabumba, ibumba	ebumbayo, ebumba	ibumba	ayibumbi	engabumbi	ingabumbi
Class 5	liyabumba, libumba	elibumbayo, elibumba	libumba	alibumbi	elingabumbi	lingabumbi
Class 6	ayabumba, abumba	abumbayo, abumba	ebumba	awabumbi	angabumbi	engabumbi
Class 7	siyabumba, sibumba	esibumbayo, esibumba	sibumba	asibumbi	esingabumbi	singabumbi
Class 8	ziyabumba, zibumba	ezibumbayo, ezibumba	zibumba	azibumbi	ezingabumbi	zingabumbi
Class 9	iyabumba, ibumba	ebumbayo, ebumba	ibumba	ayibumbi	engabumbi	ingabumbi
Class 10	ziyabumba, zibumba	ezibumbayo, ezibumba	zibumba	azibumbi	ezingabumbi	zingabumbi
Class 11	luyabumba, lubumba	olubumbayo, olubumba	lubumba	alubumbi	olungabumbi	lungabumbi
Class 14	buyabumba, bubumba	obubumbayo, obubumba	bubumba	abubumbi	obungabumbi	bungabumbi
Class 15	kuyabumba, kubumba	okubumbayo, okubumba	kubumba	akubumbi	okungabumbi	kungabumbi
Class 17	kuyabumba, kubumba	okubumbayo, okubumba	kubumba	akubumbi	okungabumbi	kungabumbi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibumbile, ngibumbē	engibumbile, engibumbē	ngibumbile, ngibumbē	angibumbanga	engingabumbanga	ngingabumbanga
2nd singular	ubumbile, ubumbē	obumbile, obumbē	ubumbile, ubumbē	awubumbanga	ongabumbanga	ungabumbanga
1st plural	sibumbile, sibumbē	esibumbile, esibumbē	sibumbile, sibumbē	asibumbanga	esingabumbanga	singabumbanga
2nd plural	nibumbile, nibumbē	enibumbile, enibumbē	nibumbile, nibumbē	anibumbanga	eningabumbanga	ningabumbanga
Class 1	ubumbile, ubumbē	obumbile, obumbē	ebumbile, ebumbē	akabumbanga	ongabumbanga	engabumbanga
Class 2	babumbile, babumbē	ababumbile, ababumbē	bebumbile, bebumbē	ababumbanga	abangabumbanga	bengabumbanga
Class 3	ubumbile, ubumbē	obumbile, obumbē	ubumbile, ubumbē	awubumbanga	ongabumbanga	ungabumbanga
Class 4	ibumbile, ibumbē	ebumbile, ebumbē	ibumbile, ibumbē	ayibumbanga	engabumbanga	ingabumbanga
Class 5	libumbile, libumbē	elibumbile, elibumbē	libumbile, libumbē	alibumbanga	elingabumbanga	lingabumbanga
Class 6	abumbile, abumbē	abumbile, abumbē	ebumbile, ebumbē	awabumbanga	angabumbanga	engabumbanga
Class 7	sibumbile, sibumbē	esibumbile, esibumbē	sibumbile, sibumbē	asibumbanga	esingabumbanga	singabumbanga
Class 8	zibumbile, zibumbē	ezibumbile, ezibumbē	zibumbile, zibumbē	azibumbanga	ezingabumbanga	zingabumbanga
Class 9	ibumbile, ibumbē	ebumbile, ebumbē	ibumbile, ibumbē	ayibumbanga	engabumbanga	ingabumbanga
Class 10	zibumbile, zibumbē	ezibumbile, ezibumbē	zibumbile, zibumbē	azibumbanga	ezingabumbanga	zingabumbanga
Class 11	lubumbile, lubumbē	olubumbile, olubumbē	lubumbile, lubumbē	alubumbanga	olungabumbanga	lungabumbanga
Class 14	bubumbile, bubumbē	obubumbile, obubumbē	bubumbile, bubumbē	abubumbanga	obungabumbanga	bungabumbanga
Class 15	kubumbile, kubumbē	okubumbile, okubumbē	kubumbile, kubumbē	akubumbanga	okungabumbanga	kungabumbanga
Class 17	kubumbile, kubumbē	okubumbile, okubumbē	kubumbile, kubumbē	akubumbanga	okungabumbanga	kungabumbanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābumba	engābumba	ngābumba	angibumbanga	engingabumbanga	ngingabumbanga
2nd singular	wābumba	owābumba	wābumba	awubumbanga	ongabumbanga	ungabumbanga
1st plural	sābumba	esābumba	sābumba	asibumbanga	esingabumbanga	singabumbanga
2nd plural	nābumba	enābumba	nābumba	anibumbanga	eningabumbanga	ningabumbanga
Class 1	wābumba	owābumba	ābumba	akabumbanga	ongabumbanga	engabumbanga
Class 2	bābumba	abābumba	bābumba	ababumbanga	abangabumbanga	bengabumbanga
Class 3	wābumba	owābumba	wābumba	awubumbanga	ongabumbanga	ungabumbanga
Class 4	yābumba	eyābumba	yābumba	ayibumbanga	engabumbanga	ingabumbanga
Class 5	lābumba	elābumba	lābumba	alibumbanga	elingabumbanga	lingabumbanga
Class 6	ābumba	ābumba	ābumba	awabumbanga	angabumbanga	engabumbanga
Class 7	sābumba	esābumba	sābumba	asibumbanga	esingabumbanga	singabumbanga
Class 8	zābumba	ezābumba	zābumba	azibumbanga	ezingabumbanga	zingabumbanga
Class 9	yābumba	eyābumba	yābumba	ayibumbanga	engabumbanga	ingabumbanga
Class 10	zābumba	ezābumba	zābumba	azibumbanga	ezingabumbanga	zingabumbanga
Class 11	lwābumba	olwābumba	lwābumba	alubumbanga	olungabumbanga	lungabumbanga
Class 14	bābumba	obābumba	bābumba	abubumbanga	obungabumbanga	bungabumbanga
Class 15	kwābumba	okwābumba	kwābumba	akubumbanga	okungabumbanga	kungabumbanga
Class 17	kwābumba	okwābumba	kwābumba	akubumbanga	okungabumbanga	kungabumbanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabumba	—	ngingabumba	ngingebumbe	—	ngingebumbe
2nd singular	ungabumba	—	ungabumba	ungebumbe	—	ungebumbe
1st plural	singabumba	—	singabumba	singebumbe	—	singebumbe
2nd plural	ningabumba	—	ningabumba	ningebumbe	—	ningebumbe
Class 1	angabumba	—	engabumba	angebumbe	—	engebumbe
Class 2	bangabumba	—	bengabumba	bangebumbe	—	bengebumbe
Class 3	ungabumba	—	ungabumba	ungebumbe	—	ungebumbe
Class 4	ingabumba	—	ingabumba	ingebumbe	—	ingebumbe
Class 5	lingabumba	—	lingabumba	lingebumbe	—	lingebumbe
Class 6	angabumba	—	engabumba	angebumbe	—	engebumbe
Class 7	singabumba	—	singabumba	singebumbe	—	singebumbe
Class 8	zingabumba	—	zingabumba	zingebumbe	—	zingebumbe
Class 9	ingabumba	—	ingabumba	ingebumbe	—	ingebumbe
Class 10	zingabumba	—	zingabumba	zingebumbe	—	zingebumbe
Class 11	lungabumba	—	lungabumba	lungebumbe	—	lungebumbe
Class 14	bungabumba	—	bungabumba	bungebumbe	—	bungebumbe
Class 15	kungabumba	—	kungabumba	kungebumbe	—	kungebumbe
Class 17	kungabumba	—	kungabumba	kungebumbe	—	kungebumbe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobumba	engizobumba	ngizobumba	angizubumba	engingezubumba	ngingezubumba
2nd singular	uzobumba	ozobumba	uzobumba	awuzubumba	ongezubumba	ungezubumba
1st plural	sizobumba	esizobumba	sizobumba	asizubumba	esingezubumba	singezubumba
2nd plural	nizobumba	enizobumba	nizobumba	anizubumba	eningezubumba	ningezubumba
Class 1	uzobumba	ozobumba	ezobumba	akazubumba	ongezubumba	engezubumba
Class 2	bazobumba	abazobumba	bezobumba	abazubumba	abangezubumba	bengezubumba
Class 3	uzobumba	ozobumba	uzobumba	awuzubumba	ongezubumba	ungezubumba
Class 4	izobumba	ezobumba	izobumba	ayizubumba	engezubumba	ingezubumba
Class 5	lizobumba	elizobumba	lizobumba	alizubumba	elingezubumba	lingezubumba
Class 6	azobumba	azobumba	ezobumba	awazubumba	angezubumba	engezubumba
Class 7	sizobumba	esizobumba	sizobumba	asizubumba	esingezubumba	singezubumba
Class 8	zizobumba	ezizobumba	zizobumba	azizubumba	ezingezubumba	zingezubumba
Class 9	izobumba	ezobumba	izobumba	ayizubumba	engezubumba	ingezubumba
Class 10	zizobumba	ezizobumba	zizobumba	azizubumba	ezingezubumba	zingezubumba
Class 11	luzobumba	oluzobumba	luzobumba	aluzubumba	olungezubumba	lungezubumba
Class 14	buzobumba	obuzobumba	buzobumba	abuzubumba	obungezubumba	bungezubumba
Class 15	kuzobumba	okuzobumba	kuzobumba	akuzubumba	okungezubumba	kungezubumba
Class 17	kuzobumba	okuzobumba	kuzobumba	akuzubumba	okungezubumba	kungezubumba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobumba	engiyobumba	ngiyobumba	angiyubumba	engingeyubumba	ngingeyubumba
2nd singular	uyobumba	oyobumba	uyobumba	awuyubumba	ongeyubumba	ungeyubumba
1st plural	siyobumba	esiyobumba	siyobumba	asiyubumba	esingeyubumba	singeyubumba
2nd plural	niyobumba	eniyobumba	niyobumba	aniyubumba	eningeyubumba	ningeyubumba
Class 1	uyobumba	oyobumba	eyobumba	akayubumba	ongeyubumba	engeyubumba
Class 2	bayobumba	abayobumba	beyobumba	abayubumba	abangeyubumba	bengeyubumba
Class 3	uyobumba	oyobumba	uyobumba	awuyubumba	ongeyubumba	ungeyubumba
Class 4	iyobumba	eyobumba	iyobumba	ayiyubumba	engeyubumba	ingeyubumba
Class 5	liyobumba	eliyobumba	liyobumba	aliyubumba	elingeyubumba	lingeyubumba
Class 6	ayobumba	ayobumba	eyobumba	awayubumba	angeyubumba	engeyubumba
Class 7	siyobumba	esiyobumba	siyobumba	asiyubumba	esingeyubumba	singeyubumba
Class 8	ziyobumba	eziyobumba	ziyobumba	aziyubumba	ezingeyubumba	zingeyubumba
Class 9	iyobumba	eyobumba	iyobumba	ayiyubumba	engeyubumba	ingeyubumba
Class 10	ziyobumba	eziyobumba	ziyobumba	aziyubumba	ezingeyubumba	zingeyubumba
Class 11	luyobumba	oluyobumba	luyobumba	aluyubumba	olungeyubumba	lungeyubumba
Class 14	buyobumba	obuyobumba	buyobumba	abuyubumba	obungeyubumba	bungeyubumba
Class 15	kuyobumba	okuyobumba	kuyobumba	akuyubumba	okungeyubumba	kungeyubumba
Class 17	kuyobumba	okuyobumba	kuyobumba	akuyubumba	okungeyubumba	kungeyubumba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibumbe	ngingabumbi
2nd singular	ubumbe	ungabumbi
1st plural	sibumbe	singabumbi
2nd plural	nibumbe	ningabumbi
Class 1	abumbe	angabumbi
Class 2	babumbe	bangabumbi
Class 3	ubumbe	ungabumbi
Class 4	ibumbe	ingabumbi
Class 5	libumbe	lingabumbi
Class 6	abumbe	angabumbi
Class 7	sibumbe	singabumbi
Class 8	zibumbe	zingabumbi
Class 9	ibumbe	ingabumbi
Class 10	zibumbe	zingabumbi
Class 11	lubumbe	lungabumbi
Class 14	bubumbe	bungabumbi
Class 15	kubumbe	kungabumbi
Class 17	kubumbe	kungabumbi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabumba	ngangabumba, angabumba, angangabumba
2nd singular	wabumba	wangabumba, awabumba, awangabumba
1st plural	sabumba	sangabumba, asabumba, asangabumba
2nd plural	nabumba	nangabumba, anabumba, anangabumba
Class 1	wabumba	wangabumba, akabumba, akangabumba
Class 2	babumba	bangabumba, ababumba, abangabumba
Class 3	wabumba	wangabumba, awabumba, awangabumba
Class 4	yabumba	yangabumba, ayabumba, ayangabumba
Class 5	labumba	langabumba, alabumba, alangabumba
Class 6	abumba	angabumba, awabumba, awangabumba
Class 7	sabumba	sangabumba, asabumba, asangabumba
Class 8	zabumba	zangabumba, azabumba, azangabumba
Class 9	yabumba	yangabumba, ayabumba, ayangabumba
Class 10	zabumba	zangabumba, azabumba, azangabumba
Class 11	lwabumba	lwangabumba, alwabumba, alwangabumba
Class 14	babumba	bangabumba, ababumba, abangabumba
Class 15	kwabumba	kwangabumba, akwabumba, akwangabumba
Class 17	kwabumba	kwangabumba, akwabumba, akwangabumba

Derived terms

• ibumba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓumba (3.9)”