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dumba

dumba noun: the fat-tailed sheep.

Noun

dumba (plural dumbas)

  1. (Indian subcontinent) The fat-tailed sheep.

Forms of dumba

pluraldumbas
alternative formdoomba
alternative formdoombur

Origin of dumba

Borrowed from Hindi दुम्बा (dumbā), itself from दुम्बक (dumbaka, “thick-tailed sheep”).

Questions about dumba

What does dumba mean?
Dumba means the fat-tailed sheep.
What part of speech is dumba?
Dumba is a noun.
What is the plural of dumba?
The plural of dumba is dumbas.

Words near dumba in the dictionary

  1. dumb-shits
  2. dumb-show
  3. dumb-shows
  4. dumb-waiter
  5. dumb-waiters
  6. dumba
  7. dumbacrat
  8. dumbacrats
  9. dumbahh
  10. Dumbalk
  11. Dumbalk North

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