kimba

How to say it

Meaning

a corpse (a rare, old-fashioned term).

Good to know

used in the idiom anguka kimba kimba, to collapse or faint.

Examples

• Aliambiwa hapo alilazwa kimba cha mzee.He was told that was where the old man's corpse had lain.
• Alianguka kimba kimba baada ya habari mbaya.He collapsed after the bad news.
• Je, kimba kile kilizikwa lini?When was that corpse buried?
• Maji ya kimba yalikuwa yakivuma mtoni.Turbulent, rushing water roared in the river.

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