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Mbûlu

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 30
Word formsjimbuluplural · source-attested

Definitions

  1. 1
    Blister; small blister or little pimple on the skin; pustule. Plural: jimbulu.

    PT Bolha; pequena empola ou botãozinho na pele; borbulha. Plural: jimbulu.·FR Ampoule; petite cloque ou petit bouton sur la peau; pustule. Pluriel: jimbulu.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 30 (right)

Mbulu

Noun class IXnounadverbadjectiveReviewedpage 30

Definitions

  1. 1
    zoology
    Carnivore of the genus «canis», with grey fur, that strikes the ground with its hindquarters; jackal.: wild dog.

    PT Carnívoro do género «canis», de pelo cinzento, que bate com o assento no chão; chacal.: cão selvagem.·FR Carnivore du genre «canis», au pelage gris, qui frappe le sol de son arrière-train; chacal.: chien sauvage.

    • mbulu 'a mbua
  2. 2
    — 'a mbua, wild dog

    PT — 'a mbua, cão selvagem·FR — 'a mbua, chien sauvage

  3. 3
    adverb
    At the last moment; in the end; at the last minute, in a rush; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; abruptly.

    PT No último momento; no final; à última hora, à pressa; do pé para a mão; de repente; subitamente.·FR Au dernier moment; à la fin; à la dernière minute, à la hâte; sur-le-champ; soudainement; brusquement.

    • ima ioso u i bangela ku mbulu
  4. 4
    adjective
    Improvised; sudden; abrupt; done in a rush; fig. hunger.

    PT Improvisado; repentino; súbito; feito à pressa; fig. fome.·FR Improvisé; soudain; brusque; fait à la hâte; fig. faim.

    • ku mbulu
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 30 (right)