# bumba
## Albanian
### Noun

bumba
* inflection of bumbë:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural

## Central Dusun
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bomba, from Portuguese bomba.

### Noun

bumba
* fire brigade; fire department; firefighter

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk bomme. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpʏmpa/
* Rhymes: -ʏmpa

### Noun

bumba f (genitive singular bumbu, nominative plural bumbur)
* drum
    Synonym: trumba
* fat or protruding belly; potbelly, paunch
    Synonym: ístra

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “bumba” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

## Latvian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [būmba]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

bumba f (4th declension)
* (sports) ball (globe of flexible material, for playing, for sports, for gymnastics)
    gumijas, ādas bumba ― rubber, leather ball
    futbola, basketbola, volejbola bumba ― football, basketball, volleyball
    tenisa bumba ― tennis ball
    piesūknēt bumbu ― to inflate a ball
    rotaļāties ar bumbu ― to play with a ball
    mest bumbu ― to throw the ball
    bumba atlec no zemes ― the ball bounced off the ground
    apaļs kā bumba ― round as a ball
* ball (round or spherical object)
    dekoratīvas stikla bumbas ― decorative glass balls
    biljarda bumbas ― billiard balls
* (weaponry) bomb (metal shell filled with explosives)
    fugasa bumba ― fougasse bomb (= blockbuster)
    šķembu bumba ― cluster bomb
    bumba ar laika degli ― time bomb
    ķīmiskā bumba ― chemical bomb
    ūdeņraža bumba ― hydrogen bomb
    mest bumbas ― to throw bombs
    kā bumbas sprādziens ― like a bomb exploding (= sudden, unexpected)

#### Derived terms

* atombumba
* kodolbumba
* ūdeņraža bumba

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

bumba f (definite singular bumba, indefinite plural bumbor, definite plural bumborne)
* (pre-1917) alternative form of bomme

## Rwanda-Rundi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

### Verb

-bûmba (infinitive kubûmba, perfective (Rwanda) -bûmbye or (Rundi) -bûmvye)
* to mould (usually from clay)
* to make pottery

#### Derived terms

* umubumbyi (Rwanda) / umubumvyi (Rundi)

#### Related terms

* ibumba

## Tausug
### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /bumba/ [bʊmˈba]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: bum‧ba

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish bomba

#### Noun

bumba (Sulat Sūg spelling بُمْبَ)
* (Philippines) pump
* (Philippines) bomb (explosive device)
    Synonym: bum

##### Derived terms

* biyumba
* bumbahan
* bumbahun
* bumumba
* kabumbahan
* kiyabumbahan
* magbumba

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay bomba, from Portuguese bomba.

#### Noun

bumba (Sulat Sūg spelling بُمْبَ)
* (Malaysia) fire brigade; fire department; firefighter
    Synonym: bumbiru (Philippines)
    Biyayta' na namu' pa bumba pasal sunug dakula' kimugdan ha Tawau kabii.We already informed the fire brigade about a big conflagration happened in Tawau last night.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

### Verb

-búmba
* (transitive) to shape

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

### Verb

-búmba
* (transitive) to mould, to fashion (from clay)
* (transitive) to make (from dough)
* (transitive) to fabricate, to make up

#### Derived terms

* ibumba

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓumba (3.9)”