"mimba" meaning in Shona

See mimba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mímbá [canonical, class-9], mímbá [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbímbà, derived from Proto-Bantu *-bímba (“to swell”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*mbímbà}} Proto-Bantu *mbímbà, {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*-bímba||to swell}} Proto-Bantu *-bímba (“to swell”) Head templates: {{sn-noun|mímbá|9}} mímbá class 9 (plural mímbá class 10)
  1. uterus Categories (topical): Body parts
    Sense id: en-mimba-sn-noun-cuxVkKH7 Disambiguation of Body parts: 53 47 Categories (other): Shona entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Shona entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. pregnancy Categories (topical): Body parts, Pregnancy Synonyms: nhumbu
    Sense id: en-mimba-sn-noun-8dalU1Rq Disambiguation of Body parts: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 8 92

Download JSON data for mimba meaning in Shona (1.9kB)

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    },
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      },
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  ],
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            "Gynaecology",
            "Human",
            "Female",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Gender",
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "Social sciences",
            "Society"
          ],
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      ],
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        }
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  ],
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    },
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      ],
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        [
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          "uterus"
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