simba

simba

See also: Simba and şimbä

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sim‧ba
• IPA^(key): /simˈba/

Noun

simba

1. act of going to church, attending church services

Derived terms

• magsimba
• simbahan

 

Related terms

• samba

 

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sim‧ba
• IPA^(key): /simˈba/, [s̪ɪmˈba]

Verb

simba

1. to adore
2. to go to church
3. to attend church services

Noun

simba

1. an instance of going to church or attending church services

Derived terms

• simbahan
• simbako

 

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:simba.

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Kongo

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *ncímbá (“lion”).

Noun

simba

1. lion

   Synonym: nkosi

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Shona

Etymology 1

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

Verb

-simba (infinitive kusimba)

1. be strong
2. be powerful

Noun

simbá class 5 (plural masimbá class 6)

1. strength
2. power, authority

Related terms

• simbi (“iron”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá. The irregular development of the tones suggests that it may be a borrowing from another Bantu language.

Noun

simba class 9 (plural simba class 10)

1. genet

Alternative forms

• tsimba

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Spanish

Adjective

simba (plural simbas)

1. Simba

Noun

simba m (uncountable)

1. Simba (language)

Verb

simba

1. inflection of simbar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Swahili

simba wa Kenya

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá. Cognate with Nyamwezi nshimba, Umbundu simbe, Venda tsimba, Zulu insimba. However, Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha) is a false cognate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ᵐbɑ/

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

simba (n class, plural simba)

1. lion

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sembah, possibly from Javanese sembah, from Old Javanese sĕmbah, possibly from Old Khmer saṃbaḥ ~ sambaḥ (whence Khmer សំពះ (sɑmpĕəh)). Compare Bikol Central simba, Cebuano simba, and Waray-Waray singba. Doublet of samba.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sim‧ba
• IPA^(key): /simˈba/, [sɪmˈba]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsimba/, [ˈsim.bɐ]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

simbá or simba

1. attending of Mass

   Synonyms: pagsimba, pagsisimba

2. going to church (to pray, attend service, etc.)

Derived terms

• magsimba
• pagsimba
• pagsisimba
• simbahan
• Simbang Gabi
• sumimba

 

Further reading

• Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎