"fumbo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-fumbo.flac [Kenya] Forms: mafumbo [class-vi, plural]
Etymology: From -fumba + -o. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sw|:af|fumba<alt:-fumba>|-o<id:nominal>|text=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*fu̧mba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "fumba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }, { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*-ò", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*-o", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "-o", "lang" : "sw" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "fumbo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="fumbo"> From -fumba + -o. Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} fumbo class V (plural mafumbo class VI)
  1. a parable, a metaphor Tags: class-v
    Sense id: en-fumbo-sw-noun-EEQ4tEDR Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms suffixed with -o (nominal), Games Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Swahili terms suffixed with -o (nominal): 57 43 Disambiguation of Games: 51 49
  2. a puzzle or riddle Tags: class-v
    Sense id: en-fumbo-sw-noun-aIj3Vy0D Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Games Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of Games: 51 49

Inflected forms

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