mbulumbunda

Chichewa

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbu.ɽuˈᵐbu.ⁿda/

Verb

-mbulumbunda (infinitive kumbúlumbunda)

1. to walk around a field that has been ploughed and manured.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -mbulumbunditsa
  • Negative: -sambulumbunda
  • Reduplicative: -mbulumbundambulumbunda
  • Repetitive: -mbulumbundanso
  • Stative: -mbulumbundika

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford University Press, page 301