vumbula

Chichewa

Alternative forms

• -bvumbula (obsolete in Malawi)

Etymology

From *-bùmb-ʊd-a, a separative form of Proto-Bantu *-bùmba (“bake in ashes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vuˈᵐbu.ɽa/

Verb

-vumbula (infinitive kuvúmbula)

1. take out of, remove

Related terms

• -vumbulula (“reveal, show”)
• -vumbuluka (“appear suddenly”)
• -vumbulutsa (“reveal, startle”)