vumbuka

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

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

Verb

-vūmbuka (infinitive kuvūmbuka, perfective -vūmbutse)

1. (of game) rush out, be roused
2. grow up fast

Related terms

• -vumbika (“cover the fire with ash”)
• -vumbura (“remove from fire”)