"mamba" meaning in Dutch

See mamba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑm.baː/ Audio: Nl-mamba.ogg Forms: mamba's [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑmbaː Etymology: Probably borrowed from English mamba or Afrikaans mamba, from Zulu imamba or Swazi mamba. Etymology templates: {{etymon|nl|:bor<unc>|en:mamba|af:mamba}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*mbámbà", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Zulu", "term" : "ímâmba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "zu" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mamba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Afrikaans", "term" : "mamba", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "af" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Dutch", "term" : "mamba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "nl" }" data-lang="nl" data-title="mamba">, {{bor|nl|en|mamba}} English mamba, {{bor|nl|af|mamba}} Afrikaans mamba, {{der|nl|zu|imamba}} Zulu imamba, {{der|nl|ss|mamba}} Swazi mamba Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-'s|-}} mamba m (plural mamba's, no diminutive)
  1. a mamba, venomous snake of the genus Dendroaspis Tags: masculine, no-diminutive Derived forms: groene mamba, zwarte mamba

Inflected forms

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