vimba
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vimba¹
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bímba (“to swell”).
verb -vimba · kuvimba · kutovimba · vimba · vimbeni
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to swell, expand
Similar: fura
- to be bloated
vimba²
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bìmba.
verb -vimba · kuvimba · kutovimba · vimba · vimbeni
- to thatch, roof
In English
- swell intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged
Talk about this word "vimba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/vimba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vimba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/vimba "vimba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/vimba.Cite this
@misc{vimba_2026,
title = {vimba},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/vimba},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
