vumbuluka

Chichewa

Alternative forms

-bvumbuluka (obsolete in Malawi)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vu.ᵐbuˈɽu.ka/

Verb

-vumbuluka (infinitive kuvúmbuluka)

appear suddenly, like game from the bush

Derived terms

-vumbulutsa (“reveal, startle”)

Related terms

-vumbula (“take out, remove”)
-vumbulula (“reveal, show”)

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