nguba

See also: ngubá and ngúba

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gùbà.

Noun

nguba

  1. shield

Kituba

Noun

nguba

  1. peanut

Kongo

Noun

ngubá class 9

  1. a groundnut, such as the Congo goober / Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea, native to Africa), or the peanut (Arachis hypogaea, native to the Americas)

Descendants

  • → English: goober
  • → Palenquero: ngubá
  • Sranan Tongo: gobogobo

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi nguba.

Noun

nguba

  1. shield

Sango

Noun

nguba (plural ânguba)

  1. shield
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