tumba

See also: Tumba, tumbá, tumbã, and tumbă

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tùmb.

Verb

tumba

  1. to burn

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtumba/ [ˈt̪um.bɐ]
  • Hyphenation: tum‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish tumbar.

Verb

tumba (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. to fall down
  2. to fall over; to topple over
  3. to tumble
  4. to bump off; to kill, especially to murder

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maranao.

Noun

tumba (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. any of two cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in the Philippines
    1. Barbodes tumba (tumba)
    2. Barbodes flavifuscus (katapa-tapa)

Irish

Noun

tumba m (genitive singular tumba, nominative plural tumbaí)

  1. alternative form of tuama (“tomb; tombstone”)

Declension

Declension of tumba (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tumba tumbaí
vocative a thumba a thumbaí
genitive tumba tumbaí
dative tumba tumbaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tumba na tumbaí
genitive an tumba na dtumbaí
dative leis an tumba
don tumba 		leis na tumbaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of tumba
radical lenition eclipsis
tumba thumba dtumba

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῠ́μβος (tŭ́mbos), probably from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tumba f (genitive tumbae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) tomb

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative tumba tumbae
genitive tumbae tumbārum
dative tumbae tumbīs
accusative tumbam tumbās
ablative tumbā tumbīs
vocative tumba tumbae

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Eastern Romance
    • Aromanian: tumbã
  • Italo-Dalmatian
  • Old French: tumbe, tombe, toumbe
  • Old Occitan:
  • → Greek: τούμπα (toúmpa)
  • → Portuguese: tumba (perhaps inherited)
  • → Spanish: tumba

References

  • “tumba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “tumba”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi tumba.

Verb

-tumba (infinitive kotumba)

  1. to burn

Middle English

Noun

tumba (plural tumbas)

  1. alternative form of tombe (“tomb”)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin tumba (possibly borrowed), from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ũbɐ
  • Hyphenation: tum‧ba

Noun

tumba f (plural tumbas)

  1. tomb (small building or vault for the remains of the dead)
    Synonym: túmulo

Derived terms

Further reading

Sango

Noun

tumba

  1. war

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtumba/ [ˈt̪ũm.ba]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -umba
  • Syllabification: tum‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin tumba,[1] from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

Noun

tumba f (plural tumbas)

  1. grave, tomb
    Synonym: sepultura
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

tumba

  1. inflection of tumbar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “tumba”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish tumbar.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tumˈba/ [t̪ʊmˈba]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: tum‧ba

Adjective

tumbá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. fallen down (from an upright position)
    Synonyms: tumbado, buwal, nabuwal, bulid, timbuwang, bulagta, handusay, lupasay, lugpo
  2. bankrupt (of a business)
    Synonyms: bangkarote, bagsak, tumbado
Derived terms

Noun

tumbá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. falling down from an upright position
    Synonyms: buwal, pagbuwal, pagkabuwal
  2. condition of having fallen down (from an upright position)
  3. (boxing) condition of being knocked out
    Synonyms: bagsak, pagbagsak
  4. bankruptcy (of a business)
    Synonyms: bagsak, pagbagsak

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish tumba.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtumba/ [ˈt̪um.bɐ]
  • Rhymes: -umba
  • Syllabification: tum‧ba

Noun

tumba (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. tomb
    Synonyms: puntod, nitso, sepulkro, katapalka, mawsoleo

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tʊ̀mba (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /túːmba/

Verb

-tumba (infinitive okutumba) (intransitive)

  1. (of beans or dough) to swell
    Near-synonyms: -zimba, -haga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumba
infinitives
affirmative okutumba
negative okutatumba
imperatives
affirmative tumba
negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms)
tense polarity basic forms relative forms1
present habitual affirmative
subject concord + -tumba
person noun class singular plural
first person ntumba tutumba
second person otumba mutumba
third person 1/2 atumba batumba
3/4 gutumba etumba
5/6 litumba gatumba
7/8 kitumba bitumba
9/10 etumba zitumba
11/10 rutumba
12/14 katumba butumba
13 — tutumba
14/6 butumba gatumba
15/6 kutumba
16 hatumba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -tumba
person noun class singular plural
first person tintumba titutumba
second person totumba timutumba
third person 1/2 tatumba tibatumba
3/4 tigutumba tetumba
5/6 tiritumba tigatumba
7/8 tikitumba tibitumba
9/10 tetumba tizitumba
11/10 tirutumba
12/14 tikatumba tibutumba
13 — titutumba
14/6 tibutumba tigatumba
15/6 tikutumba
16 tihatumba —
subject concord + -tatumba
present continuous affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -tumba
person noun class singular plural
first person nintumba nitutumba
second person nootumba nimutumba
third person 1/2 naatumba nibatumba
3/4 nigutumba neetumba
5/6 niritumba nigatumba
7/8 nikitumba nibitumba
9/10 neetumba nizitumba
11/10 nirutumba
12/14 nikatumba nibutumba
13 — nitutumba
14/6 nibutumba nigatumba
15/6 nikutumba
16 nihatumba —
subject concord + -rukutumba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -rukutumba
person noun class singular plural
first person tindukutumba titurukutumba
second person torukutumba timurukutumba
third person 1/2 tarukutumba tibarukutumba
3/4 tigurukutumba terukutumba
5/6 tirirukutumba tigarukutumba
7/8 tikirukutumba tibirukutumba
9/10 terukutumba tizirukutumba
11/10 tirurukutumba
12/14 tikarukutumba tiburukutumba
13 — titurukutumba
14/6 tiburukutumba tigarukutumba
15/6 tikurukutumba
16 tiharukutumba —
subject concord + -tarukutumba
present continuative affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -kyatumba
person noun class singular plural
first person ninkyatumba nitukyatumba
second person nookyatumba nimukyatumba
third person 1/2 naakyatumba nibakyatumba
3/4 nigukyatumba neekyatumba
5/6 nirikyatumba nigakyatumba
7/8 nikikyatumba nibikyatumba
9/10 neekyatumba nizikyatumba
11/10 nirukyatumba
12/14 nikakyatumba nibukyatumba
13 — nitukyatumba
14/6 nibukyatumba nigakyatumba
15/6 nikukyatumba
16 nihakyatumba —
subject concord + -rukukyatumba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kyatumba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkyatumba titukyatumba
second person tokyatumba timukyatumba
third person 1/2 takyatumba tibakyatumba
3/4 tigukyatumba tekyatumba
5/6 tirikyatumba tigakyatumba
7/8 tikikyatumba tibikyatumba
9/10 tekyatumba tizikyatumba
11/10 tirukyatumba
12/14 tikakyatumba tibukyatumba
13 — titukyatumba
14/6 tibukyatumba tigakyatumba
15/6 tikukyatumba
16 tihakyatumba —
subject concord + -takyatumba
virtual present affirmative
subject concord + -atumba
person noun class singular plural
first person natumba twatumba
second person watumba mwatumba
third person 1/2 yatumba baatumba
3/4 gwatumba yatumba
5/6 lyatumba gaatumba
7/8 kyatumba byatumba
9/10 yatumba zaatumba
11/10 rwatumba
12/14 kaatumba bwatumba
13 — twatumba
14/6 bwatumba gaatumba
15/6 kwatumba
16 haatumba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + atumba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinatumba titwatumba
second person tiwatumba timwatumba
third person 1/2 tiyatumba tibaatumba
3/4 tigwatumba tiyatumba
5/6 tiryatumba tigaatumba
7/8 tikyatumba tibyatumba
9/10 tiyatumba tizaatumba
11/10 tirwatumba
12/14 tikaatumba tibwatumba
13 — titwatumba
14/6 tibwatumba tigaatumba
15/6 tikwatumba
16 tihaatumba —
subject concord + -taatumba
present perfect affirmative
subject concord + -tumbire
person noun class singular plural
first person ntumbire tutumbire
second person otumbire mutumbire
third person 1/2 atumbire batumbire
3/4 gutumbire etumbire
5/6 litumbire gatumbire
7/8 kitumbire bitumbire
9/10 etumbire zitumbire
11/10 rutumbire
12/14 katumbire butumbire
13 — tutumbire
14/6 butumbire gatumbire
15/6 kutumbire
16 hatumbire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -tumbire
person noun class singular plural
first person tintumbire titutumbire
second person totumbire timutumbire
third person 1/2 tatumbire tibatumbire
3/4 tigutumbire tetumbire
5/6 tiritumbire tigatumbire
7/8 tikitumbire tibitumbire
9/10 tetumbire tizitumbire
11/10 tirutumbire
12/14 tikatumbire tibutumbire
13 — titutumbire
14/6 tibutumbire tigatumbire
15/6 tikutumbire
16 tihatumbire —
subject concord + -tatumbire
near perfective affirmative
subject concord + -akatumba
person noun class singular plural
first person nakatumba twakatumba
second person wakatumba mwakatumba
third person 1/2 yakatumba baakatumba
3/4 gwakatumba yakatumba
5/6 lyakatumba gaakatumba
7/8 kyakatumba byakatumba
9/10 yakatumba zaakatumba
11/10 rwakatumba
12/14 kaakatumba bwakatumba
13 — twakatumba
14/6 bwakatumba gaakatumba
15/6 kwakatumba
16 haakatumba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -katumbire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkatumbire titukatumbire
second person tokatumbire timukatumbire
third person 1/2 takatumbire tibakatumbire
3/4 tigukatumbire tekatumbire
5/6 tirikatumbire tigakatumbire
7/8 tikikatumbire tibikatumbire
9/10 tekatumbire tizikatumbire
11/10 tirukatumbire
12/14 tikakatumbire tibukatumbire
13 — titukatumbire
14/6 tibukatumbire tigakatumbire
15/6 tikukatumbire
16 tihakatumbire —
subject concord + -takatumbire
near past affirmative
subject concord + -tumbirege
person noun class singular plural
first person ntumbirege tutumbirege
second person otumbirege mutumbirege
third person 1/2 atumbirege batumbirege
3/4 gutumbirege etumbirege
5/6 litumbirege gatumbirege
7/8 kitumbirege bitumbirege
9/10 etumbirege zitumbirege
11/10 rutumbirege
12/14 katumbirege butumbirege
13 — tutumbirege
14/6 butumbirege gatumbirege
15/6 kutumbirege
16 hatumbirege —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -tumbirege
person noun class singular plural
first person tintumbirege titutumbirege
second person totumbirege timutumbirege
third person 1/2 tatumbirege tibatumbirege
3/4 tigutumbirege tetumbirege
5/6 tiritumbirege tigatumbirege
7/8 tikitumbirege tibitumbirege
9/10 tetumbirege tizitumbirege
11/10 tirutumbirege
12/14 tikatumbirege tibutumbirege
13 — titutumbirege
14/6 tibutumbirege tigatumbirege
15/6 tikutumbirege
16 tihatumbirege —
subject concord + -tatumbirege
remote past affirmative
subject concord + -katumba
person noun class singular plural
first person nkatumba tukatumba
second person okatumba mukatumba
third person 1/2 akatumba bakatumba
3/4 gukatumba ekatumba
5/6 likatumba gakatumba
7/8 kikatumba bikatumba
9/10 ekatumba zikatumba
11/10 rukatumba
12/14 kakatumba bukatumba
13 — tukatumba
14/6 bukatumba gakatumba
15/6 kukatumba
16 hakatumba —
subject concord + -atumbire
negative
subject concord + -tatumbe
person noun class singular plural
first person ntatumbe tutatumbe
second person otatumbe mutatumbe
third person 1/2 atatumbe batatumbe
3/4 gutatumbe etatumbe
5/6 litatumbe gatatumbe
7/8 kitatumbe bitatumbe
9/10 etatumbe ziitatumbe
11/10 rutatumbe
12/14 katatumbe butatumbe
13 — tutatumbe
14/6 butatumbe gatatumbe
15/6 kutatumbe
16 hatatumbe —
subject concord + -taratumbire
experiential perfective affirmative
subject concord + -ratumbire
person noun class singular plural
first person ndatumbire turatumbire
second person oratumbire muratumbire
third person 1/2 aratumbire baratumbire
3/4 guratumbire eratumbire
5/6 liratumbire garatumbire
7/8 kiratumbire biratumbire
9/10 eratumbire ziratumbire
11/10 ruratumbire
12/14 karatumbire buratumbire
13 — turatumbire
14/6 buratumbire garatumbire
15/6 kuratumbire
16 haratumbire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -katumbaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkatumbaga titukatumbaga
second person tokatumbaga timukatumbaga
third person 1/2 takatumbaga tibakatumbaga
3/4 tigukatumbaga tekatumbaga
5/6 tirikatumbaga tigakatumbaga
7/8 tikikatumbaga tibikatumbaga
9/10 tekatumbaga tizikatumbaga
11/10 tirukatumbaga
12/14 tikakatumbaga tibukatumbaga
13 — titukatumbaga
14/6 tibukatumbaga tigakatumbaga
15/6 tikukatumbaga
16 tihakatumbaga —
subject concord + -takatumbaga
cessative perfective affirmative
subject concord + -aatumbire
person noun class singular plural
first person naatumbire twatumbire
second person waatumbire mwatumbire
third person 1/2 yaatumbire baatumbire
3/4 gwatumbire yaatumbire
5/6 lyatumbire gaatumbire
7/8 kyatumbire byatumbire
9/10 yaatumbire zaatumbire
11/10 rwatumbire
12/14 kaatumbire bwatumbire
13 — twatumbire
14/6 bwatumbire gaatumbire
15/6 kwatumbire
16 haatumbire —
past habitual affirmative
subject concord + -atumbaga
person noun class singular plural
first person natumbaga twatumbaga
second person watumbaga mwatumbaga
third person 1/2 yatumbaga baatumbaga
3/4 gwatumbaga yatumbaga
5/6 lyatumbaga gaatumbaga
7/8 kyatumbaga byatumbaga
9/10 yatumbaga zaatumbaga
11/10 rwatumbaga
12/14 kaatumbaga bwatumbaga
13 — twatumbaga
14/6 bwatumbaga gaatumbaga
15/6 kwatumbaga
16 haatumbaga —
negative
ti- + subject concord + atumbaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinatumbaga titwatumbaga
second person tiwatumbaga timwatumbaga
third person 1/2 tiyatumbaga tibaatumbaga
3/4 tigwatumbaga tiyatumbaga
5/6 tiryatumbaga tigaatumbaga
7/8 tikyatumbaga tibyatumbaga
9/10 tiyatumbaga tizaatumbaga
11/10 tirwatumbaga
12/14 tikaatumbaga tibwatumbaga
13 — titwatumbaga
14/6 tibwatumbaga tigaatumbaga
15/6 tikwatumbaga
16 tihaatumbaga —
subject concord + -taatumbaga
near future affirmative
subject concord + -raatumba
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaatumba turaatumba
second person oraatumba muraatumba
third person 1/2 araatumba baraatumba
3/4 guraatumba eraatumba
5/6 liraatumba garaatumba
7/8 kiraatumba biraatumba
9/10 eraatumba ziraatumba
11/10 ruraatumba
12/14 karaatumba buraatumba
13 — turaatumba
14/6 buraatumba garaatumba
15/6 kuraatumba
16 haraatumba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aatumbe
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaatumbe titwatumbe
second person tiwaatumbe timwatumbe
third person 1/2 tiyaatumbe tibaatumbe
3/4 tigwatumbe tiyaatumbe
5/6 tiryatumbe tigaatumbe
7/8 tikyatumbe tibyatumbe
9/10 tiyaatumbe tizaatumbe
11/10 tirwatumbe
12/14 tikaatumbe tibwatumbe
13 — titwatumbe
14/6 tibwatumbe tigaatumbe
15/6 tikwatumbe
16 tihaatumbe —
subject concord + -taatumbe
remote future affirmative
subject concord + -litumba
person noun class singular plural
first person nditumba tulitumba
second person olitumba mulitumba
third person 1/2 alitumba balitumba
3/4 gulitumba eritumba
5/6 liritumba galitumba
7/8 kiritumba biritumba
9/10 eritumba ziritumba
11/10 rulitumba
12/14 kalitumba bulitumba
13 — tulitumba
14/6 bulitumba galitumba
15/6 kulitumba
16 halitumba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -litumba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinditumba titulitumba
second person tolitumba timulitumba
third person 1/2 talitumba tibalitumba
3/4 tigulitumba teritumba
5/6 tiriritumba tigalitumba
7/8 tikiritumba tibiritumba
9/10 teritumba tiziritumba
11/10 tirulitumba
12/14 tikalitumba tibulitumba
13 — titulitumba
14/6 tibulitumba tigalitumba
15/6 tikulitumba
16 tihalitumba —
subject concord + -talitumba
future habitual affirmative
subject concord + -raatumbaga
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaatumbaga turaatumbaga
second person oraatumbaga muraatumbaga
third person 1/2 araatumbaga baraatumbaga
3/4 guraatumbaga eraatumbaga
5/6 liraatumbaga garaatumbaga
7/8 kiraatumbaga biraatumbaga
9/10 eraatumbaga ziraatumbaga
11/10 ruraatumbaga
12/14 karaatumbaga buraatumbaga
13 — turaatumbaga
14/6 buraatumbaga garaatumbaga
15/6 kuraatumbaga
16 haraatumbaga —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aatumbege
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaatumbege titwatumbege
second person tiwaatumbege timwatumbege
third person 1/2 tiyaatumbege tibaatumbege
3/4 tigwatumbege tiyaatumbege
5/6 tiryatumbege tigaatumbege
7/8 tikyatumbege tibyatumbege
9/10 tiyaatumbege tizaatumbege
11/10 tirwatumbege
12/14 tikaatumbege tibwatumbege
13 — titwatumbege
14/6 tibwatumbege tigaatumbege
15/6 tikwatumbege
16 tihaatumbege —
subject concord + -taatumbege
subjunctive affirmative
subject concord + tumbe
person noun class singular plural
first person ntumbe tutumbe
second person otumbe mutumbe
third person 1/2 atumbe batumbe
3/4 gutumbe etumbe
5/6 litumbe gatumbe
7/8 kitumbe bitumbe
9/10 etumbe zitumbe
11/10 rutumbe
12/14 katumbe butumbe
13 — tutumbe
14/6 butumbe gatumbe
15/6 kutumbe
16 hatumbe —
negative
subject concord + -tatumba
person noun class singular plural
first person ntatumba tutatumba
second person otatumba mutatumba
third person 1/2 atatumba batatumba
3/4 gutatumba etatumba
5/6 litatumba gatatumba
7/8 kitatumba bitatumba
9/10 etatumba zitatumba
11/10 rutatumba
12/14 katatumba butatumba
13 — tutatumba
14/6 butatumba gatatumba
15/6 kutatumba
16 hatatumba —
—
subjunctive habitual affirmative
subject concord + tumbege
person noun class singular plural
first person ntumbege tutumbege
second person otumbege mutumbege
third person 1/2 atumbege batumbege
3/4 gutumbege etumbege
5/6 litumbege gatumbege
7/8 kitumbege bitumbege
9/10 etumbege zitumbege
11/10 rutumbege
12/14 katumbege butumbege
13 — tutumbege
14/6 butumbege gatumbege
15/6 kutumbege
16 hatumbege —
hypothetical affirmative
subject concord + -aakutumba
person noun class singular plural
first person naakutumba twakutumba
second person waakutumba mwakutumba
third person 1/2 yaakutumba baakutumba
3/4 gwakutumba yaakutumba
5/6 lyakutumba gaakutumba
7/8 kyakutumba byakutumba
9/10 yaakutumba zaakutumba
11/10 rwakutumba
12/14 kaakutumba bwakutumba
13 — twakutumba
14/6 bwakutumba gaakutumba
15/6 kwakutumba
16 haakutumba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakutumba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakutumba titwakutumba
second person tiwaakutumba timwakutumba
third person 1/2 tiyaakutumba tibaakutumba
3/4 tigwakutumba tiyaakutumba
5/6 tiryakutumba tigaakutumba
7/8 tikyakutumba tibyakutumba
9/10 tiyaakutumba tizaakutumba
11/10 tirwakutumba
12/14 tikaakutumba tibwakutumba
13 — titwakutumba
14/6 tibwakutumba tigaakutumba
15/6 tikwakutumba
16 tihaakutumba —
subject concord + -taakutumba
conditional affirmative
subject concord + -aakutumbire
person noun class singular plural
first person naakutumbire twakutumbire
second person waakutumbire mwakutumbire
third person 1/2 yaakutumbire baakutumbire
3/4 gwakutumbire yaakutumbire
5/6 lyakutumbire gaakutumbire
7/8 kyakutumbire byakutumbire
9/10 yaakutumbire zaakutumbire
11/10 rwakutumbire
12/14 kaakutumbire bwakutumbire
13 — twakutumbire
14/6 bwakutumbire gaakutumbire
15/6 kwakutumbire
16 haakutumbire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakutumbire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakutumbire titwakutumbire
second person tiwaakutumbire timwakutumbire
third person 1/2 tiyaakutumbire tibaakutumbire
3/4 tigwakutumbire tiyaakutumbire
5/6 tiryakutumbire tigaakutumbire
7/8 tikyakutumbire tibyakutumbire
9/10 tiyaakutumbire tizaakutumbire
11/10 tirwakutumbire
12/14 tikaakutumbire tibwakutumbire
13 — titwakutumbire
14/6 tibwakutumbire tigaakutumbire
15/6 tikwakutumbire
16 tihaakutumbire —
subject concord + -taakutumbire

1 The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.


Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -tumbira
    • Short causative: -tumbya
    • Long causative: -tumbisa

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 350
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[3], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 411
  • Entry 3057 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic تَوْبَة (tawba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tú.ŋ́.bá/

Verb

túḿbá

  1. (intransitive) to surrender
    Synonym: fi lélẹ̀
    Synonym: juwọ́ sílẹ̀
    Ebi ló mú ọ̀tá túḿbá. ― It was hunger that made the enemy surrender.
  2. (intransitive) to apologize, to show remorse, to repent
    Synonyms: tọrọ àforíjì, bẹ̀, ronúpìwàdà

Derived terms

  • ìtúúbá (“surrender, apology”)
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