vumbuluka

Chichewa

Alternative forms

• -bvumbuluka (obsolete in Malawi)

Etymology

From *-bùmb-ʊd-ʊk-a, a separative form of Proto-Bantu *-bùmba (“bake in ashes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vu.ᵐbuˈɽu.ka/

Verb

-vumbuluka (infinitive kuvúmbuluka)

1. appear suddenly, like game from the bush

Derived terms

• -vumbulutsa (“reveal, startle”)

Related terms

• -vumbula (“take out, remove”)
• -vumbulula (“reveal, show”)