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Noun [Gullah]

IPA: /ʔdim.ba/ Forms: dimba dem [plural], dimbuh [alternative], 'dimba [alternative]
Etymology: From Kongo ndimba. Etymology templates: {{der|gul|kg|ndimba}} Kongo ndimba Head templates: {{head|gul|noun|plural|dimba dem}} dimba (plural dimba dem)
  1. valley
    Sense id: en-dimba-gul-noun-Yn~T0FpJ Categories (other): Gullah entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Kimbundu]

Forms: dímba class 4 [canonical], madimba [plural], rimba [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dìmbà (“musical instrument, lamellophone”), from *-jɪ́mba (“to sing”). Etymology templates: {{ety|kmb|:inh|bnt-pro:*dìmbà}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Kimbundu", "term" : "dimba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "kmb" }" data-lang="kmb" data-title="dimba">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|kmb|bnt-pro|*dìmbà<t:musical instrument, lamellophone>|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *dìmbà (“musical instrument, lamellophone”), {{inh+|kmb|bnt-pro|*dìmbà<t:musical instrument, lamellophone>}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dìmbà (“musical instrument, lamellophone”), {{ety|kmb|:inh|bnt-pro:*dìmbà}} Head templates: {{head|kmb|noun|plural|madimba|cat3=nouns with irregular plurals|f1accel-form=p|g=c4|head=dímba}} dímba class 4 (plural madimba), {{kmb-noun|4|dímba|pl=madimba}} dímba class 4 (plural madimba)
  1. musical instrument
    Sense id: en-dimba-kmb-noun-lNplzagD Categories (other): Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons, Kimbundu entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons: 58 42 Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 49 51
  2. (figuratively) confusion; commotion Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-dimba-kmb-noun-lY4x7vCB Categories (other): Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons, Kimbundu entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons: 58 42 Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Kimbundu]

Forms: dímba class 4 [canonical], madimba [plural], rimba [alternative, obsolete]
Head templates: {{head|kmb|noun|plural|madimba|cat3=nouns with irregular plurals|f1accel-form=p|g=c4|head=dímba}} dímba class 4 (plural madimba), {{kmb-noun|4|dímba|pl=madimba}} dímba class 4 (plural madimba)
  1. reel; spool (cylinder around which a cable is wound)
    Sense id: en-dimba-kmb-noun-3c9RYIEr Categories (other): Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header: 11 8 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 22 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 23 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒĩ.bɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈdĩ.bɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: dimbas [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dìmbà Kimbundu dimbabor. Portuguese dimba Borrowed from Kimbundu dimba. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:bor|kmb:dimba|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dìmbà Kimbundu dimbabor. Portuguese dimba [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*dìmbà", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Kimbundu", "term" : "dimba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "kmb" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "dimba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="dimba"> Borrowed from Kimbundu dimba., {{ety|pt|:bor|kmb:dimba|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dìmbà Kimbundu dimbabor. Portuguese dimba Borrowed from Kimbundu dimba. Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} dimba f (plural dimbas)
  1. (Angola) reel; spool (cylinder around which a cable is wound) Tags: Angola, feminine Synonyms: sarilho

Inflected forms

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