indimi

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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