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Mbila

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 26
Word formsJimbilaplural · candidate · corpus spelling “jimbila” ×27

Definitions

  1. 1
    Grave; tomb; sepulchre; burial vault.

    PT Sepultura; túmulo; sepulcro; jazigo.·FR Sépulture; tombe; sépulcre; caveau.

    • u akola muxima u akola mbila
  2. 2
    Pit; place where a corpse is buried.

    PT Cova; lugar onde se sepulta um cadáver.·FR Fosse; endroit où l'on enterre un cadavre.

    • kukauda mbila
  3. 3
    figurative
    The end of life.

    PT O fim da vida.·FR La fin de la vie.

    • o kunhoka sue kizuua u aka kusanga mu mbila
  4. 4
    Death.

    PT A morte.·FR La mort.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 26 (left)