different between simba vs nala

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sim?ba

Verb

simba

1. to adore
2. to go to church
3. to attend church services

Noun

simba

1. an instance of going to church or attending church services

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:simba.

Derived terms

• simbahan
• simbako

Kongo

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *ncímbá (“lion”).

Noun

simba

1. lion

   Synonym: nkosi

Shona

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-simba (infinitive kusimba)

1. be strong
2. be powerful

Noun

simbá 5 (plural masimbá 6)

1. strength
2. power, authority

Related terms

• simbi (“iron”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá. The irregular development of the tones suggests that it may be a borrowing from another Bantu language.

Noun

simba 9 (plural simba 10)

1. genet

Alternative forms

• tsimba

Spanish

Adjective

simba (plural simbas)

1. Simba

Noun

simba m (uncountable)

1. Simba (language)

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá. Cognate with Nyamwezi nshimba, Umbundu simbe, Venda tsimba, Zulu insimba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si.?b?/

Noun

simba (n class, plural simba)

1. lion

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Cebuano simba. Cognate with Tagalog samba.

Noun

simbá, simba

1. act of attending Mass; act of going to church

Related terms

English

Noun

nala (plural nalas)

1. Alternative form of nullah (“ravine, waterbed”)

Anagrams

• Alan, Anal, Lana, alan, anal, anal., lana

Turkish

Noun

nala

1. dative singular of nal