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English

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Etymology

From Malagasy (Highlands dialect).

Noun

lamba (plural lambas or lamba)

  1. The traditional garment worn by men and women in Madagascar, consisting of a rectangular length of cloth wrapped around the body.
    • 1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, page 135:
      [] the Lances flew briskly at one another; one of which went thorow my Lamber, and scratch’d me []
    • 1870, James Sibree, chapter 17, in Madagascar and its People, London: The Religious Tract Society, page 520:
      I was, from the first, surprised by the reverent manner in which public worship is conducted—especially by the outward respect shown during prayer. Almost everyone has his face covered with the folds of the lamba, and even young children seem instinctively to know that prayer is a solemn act, and often lie at full length on the ground perfectly still, with their little heads covered by their dress.
    • 2017, Colleen J. McElroy, chapter 5, in Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar, Seattle: University of Washington Press, page 99:
      Wind stirred the grass, leaving streaks of gold-green light, and the patterns of lambas on women coming home from the market took on the vividness of a Degas painting.

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Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dámb.

Verb

lamba

  1. to cook

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lam‧ba
  • IPA(key): /lamˈba/ [l̪amˈba]

Determiner

lambá

  1. each, every
    Synonym: kada

Estonian

Noun

lamba

  1. genitive singular of lammas

Galician

Verb

lamba

  1. inflection of lamber:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Gothic

Romanization

lamba

  1. romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English number.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lám.bàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lám.bàː]

Noun

lambā̀ f (plural lambōbī, possessed form lambàr̃)

  1. sign, distinguishing mark, trademark
  2. registration number
  3. vaccination
  4. scratch on enamel bowl/plate

Icelandic

Noun

lamba

  1. indefinite genitive plural of lamb

Kituba

Verb

lamba

  1. to cook

Kongo

Verb

lamba

  1. to cook

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi lamba.

Verb

-lamba (infinitive kolamba)

  1. to cook

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lamba n

  1. (non-standard since 1938) definite plural of lamb

Verb

lamba (present tense lambar, past tense lamba, past participle lamba, passive infinitive lambast, present participle lambande, imperative lamba/lamb)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of lamme

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

lamba

  1. inflection of lamber:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba).

Adjective

lamba

  1. long

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

Verb

-lamba

  1. to become hungry

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Verb

lamba

  1. inflection of lamber:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-lamba (infinitive kulamba)

  1. to lick

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of, Positive present ...

Derived terms

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

Verb

-lamba

  1. (intransitive) to become hungry

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

lambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. excessive growth; overgrowth (of hair, weeds, grass, etc.)
    Synonym: lago
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

lambá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. joke; jest
    Synonyms: biro, tudyo, tukso
  2. (by extension) insincerity
Derived terms

Anagrams

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lampa.

Noun

lamba f (plural lambat, Tifinagh spelling ⵍⴰⵎⴱⴰ)

  1. lamp
    Synonyms: rqendir, tfawt
  2. light bulb

Tonga (Malawi)

Verb

-lamba (infinitive kulamba)

  1. to borrow

Verb

-lamba (infinitive kulamba)

  1. to roam
  2. to wander

Derived terms

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary, Central Africana Limited, page 61

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لامبه (lamba), لامپه (lampa), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, lamp), from Ancient Greek λάμπω (lámpō, shine).

Pronunciation

Noun

lamba (definite accusative lambayı, plural lambalar)

  1. lamp (oil device producing light)
  2. light bulb
    Synonym: ampul

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

References

  • lamba”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

Verb

-lamba

  1. (intransitive) to become hungry

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

Verb

-lamba

  1. (intransitive) to become hungry

Inflection

More information positive, negative ...

References

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