kumba

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊm.ba]
• Hyphenation: kum‧ba

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pitcher”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kʰumbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás. Doublet of kom.

Noun

kumba (plural kumba-kumba)

1. waterpot.

   Synonyms: belanga, buyung

2. (astrology, astronomy) The sign of the zodiac Aquarius.

Related terms

• kumbakara

 

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit कुम्ब (kúmba, “thick end of bone”) or कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pitcher”).

Noun

kumba

1. the frontal globe or prominence on the upper part of the forehead of an elephant (there are two of these prominences which swell in the rutting season).

Further reading

• “kumba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kumba (infinitive kukumba)

1. to shove, to push

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumba
Positive present -nakumba Subjunctive -kumbe Negative -kumbi Imperative singular kumba
Infinitives
Positive kukumba Negative kutokumba
Imperatives
Singular kumba Plural kumbeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumba Positive past positive subject concord + -likumba Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumba) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumba/nakumba tunakumba 2nd person unakumba mnakumba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumba wanakumba other classes positive subject concord + -nakumba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbi) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbi hatukumbi 2nd person hukumbi hamkumbi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbi hawakumbi other classes negative subject concord + -kumbi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumba Negative future negative subject concord + -takumba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbe) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbe tukumbe 2nd person ukumbe mkumbe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbe wakumbe other classes positive subject concord + -kumbe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumba) Singular Plural 1st person nakumba twakumba 2nd person wakumba mwakumba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumba wakumba m-mi(III/IV) wakumba yakumba ji-ma(V/VI) lakumba yakumba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumba vyakumba n(IX/X) yakumba zakumba u(XI) wakumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumba pa(XVI) pakumba mu(XVIII) mwakumba
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumba Consecutive kakumba / positive subject concord + -kakumba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikumba -tukumba 2nd person -kukumba -wakumba/-kukumbeni/-wakumbeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkumba -wakumba m-mi(III/IV) -ukumba -ikumba ji-ma(V/VI) -likumba -yakumba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikumba -vikumba n(IX/X) -ikumba -zikumba u(XI) -ukumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukumba pa(XVI) -pakumba mu(XVIII) -mukumba Reflexive -jikumba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbaye -kumbao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbao -kumbayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbalo -kumbayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbacho -kumbavyo n(IX/X) -kumbayo -kumbazo u(XI) -kumbao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbako pa(XVI) -kumbapo mu(XVIII) -kumbamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumba -okumba m-mi(III/IV) -okumba -yokumba ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumba -yokumba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumba -vyokumba n(IX/X) -yokumba -zokumba u(XI) -okumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumba pa(XVI) -pokumba mu(XVIII) -mokumba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -kumbia
  • Causative: -kumbisha
  • Reciprocal: -kumbana
  • Stative: -kumbika