Swahili
lumbui
loom-BOO-ee
How to say it
Swahililumbuiloom-BOO-eesoon
Englishto pile upsoon
Frenchempiler, accumulersoon
Meaning
to be piled up or stored; to gather and accumulate.
Good to know
be piled up, be stored; gather, assemble, store up, accumulate
Examples
- Mahindi yalilumbui ghalani.The maize was piled up in the granary.
- Walilumbui chakula kwa ajili ya njaa.They stored up food for the famine.
- Mali yake ilianza kulumbui polepole.His wealth began to accumulate slowly.
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