fumba
fumb.a
1 kt [ele] 1 shut, close: ~ macho close the eyes; ~ mdomo close the mouth. 2 complicate, elude. (ms) keep mum, speak in riddles: Ku~ na kufumbua in the twinkling of the eye. (tde) fumbia; (tdk) fumbika; (tdn) fumbana; (tds) fumbisha; (tdw) fumbwa.fumba
2 nm ma- [li-/ya-] 1 sleeping bag made of a mat. 2 burial mat. 3 basket for collecting cloves.fumba
3 nm ma- [li-/ya-] lump: ~ la unga lump of flour. 2 handful: Chota ~ moja la mchele scoop one handful of rice.fumba
4 nm ma- [li-/ya-] foot prints of an animal.