pumbaa

Swahili

Etymology

Probably connected with pumba (“lump; clod of earth”), following a sense of “be lumpish, heavy”

Verb

pumbaa

  1. To be foolish, silly, weak-minded, careless, negligent.
    pumbaa kazi — take no pains about a job, do it carelessly, be idle
  • pumbaza (“befool, make a fool of, treat as a fool, deceive, play jokes upon”)
  • jipumbaza (“be stupid on purpose, pretend to be a fool”)
  • pumbazwa, pumbazika (“be made a fool of, be duped”)

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