vimba

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vimba¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bímba (“to swell”).

verb -vimba · kuvimba · kutovimba · vimba · vimbeni

  1. to swell, expand

    Similar: fura

  2. to be bloated

vimba²

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bìmba.

verb -vimba · kuvimba · kutovimba · vimba · vimbeni

  1. to thatch, roof

In English

  • swell intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged

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"vimba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/vimba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vimba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/vimba

Chicago

"vimba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/vimba.

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@misc{vimba_2026,
  title = {vimba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/vimba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-vimba.flac.