- pumbaa
- ------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be absentminded[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Mzee alipumbaa baada ya kulala[English Example] The old man was absentminded after sleeping------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be careless[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pumba kazi[English Example] do one's work carelessly.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be careless[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be dull-witted[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be foolish[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] gape[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be ignorant[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be lazy[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pumba kazi[English Example] do one's work lazily.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be negligent[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Alipumbaa mpaka akaanguka kutoka mtini[English Example] (s)he was negligent until (s)he fell of the tree------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be nonplussed[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be relaxed[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Baada ya kazi walipumbaa kwa kunywa pombe[English Example] After work, they relaxed by taking beer------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be speechless (from astonishment)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Alipumbaa kumwona mtoto anasema vizuri[English Example] (s)he was speechless to see that the child was speaking well------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] stare[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be stupid[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[English Word] be thoughtless[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pumba kazi[English Example] do one's work thoughtlessly.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi[English Word] amuse oneself[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] jifurahishe------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi[English Word] do one's work carelessly[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanya kazi ovyo ovyo[Swahili Example] Juma alipumbaa kazi kwa sababu ya kuchoka[English Example] Juma did his work carelessly because he was tired------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi[English Word] take it easy[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] shukua maisha au jambo kwa rahisi, bila fikira nyingi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi[English Word] work in a slipshod fashion[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanya kazi ovyo ovyo------------------------------------------------------------
Swahili-english dictionary. 2013.