vumbuka
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From *-bùmb-ʊk-a, a stative form of Proto-Bantu *-bùmba (“bake in ashes”).
Verb
-vūmbuka (infinitive kuvūmbuka, perfective -vūmbutse)
- (of game) rush out, be roused
- grow up fast
Related terms
- -vumbika (“cover the fire with ash”)
- -vumbura (“remove from fire”)