pumbaa

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[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

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] be careless

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] pumba kazi

[English Example] do one's work carelessly.

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] be careless

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] be dull-witted

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] be foolish

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] gape

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] be ignorant

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] be lazy

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] pumba kazi

[English Example] do one's work lazily.

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[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

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] be nonplussed

[Part of Speech] verb

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[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

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[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

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] stare

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] be stupid

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa

[English Word] be thoughtless

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] pumba kazi

[English Example] do one's work thoughtlessly.

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi

[English Word] amuse oneself

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] jifurahishe

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[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

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi

[English Word] take it easy

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] shukua maisha au jambo kwa rahisi, bila fikira nyingi

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[Swahili Word] -pumbaa kazi

[English Word] work in a slipshod fashion

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] fanya kazi ovyo ovyo

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