"vimba" meaning in Lingala

See vimba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -vimba [canonical], kovimba [infinitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kongo vimba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ln|kg|vimba}} Borrowed from Kongo vimba Head templates: {{ln-verb}} -vimba (infinitive kovimba)
  1. to swell
    Sense id: en-vimba-ln-verb-Y5thUuU1 Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries
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      ],
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