ng'amba

== Chichewa == === Etymology === Cognate with Tumbuka ng'amba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈŋa.ᵐba/ === Noun === ng'amba class 9 (plural ng'amba class 10) period without rain (by extension) break (few days without rain in the rainy period) tear, rip rent burnt === References === Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 395 == Swahili == === Pronunciation === (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈŋɑ.ᵐbɑ/ === Noun === ng'amba class IX (plural ng'amba class X) turtle's shell === Noun === ng'amba class I/IX (plural ng'amba class II/X) turtle, tortoise == Tumbuka == === Etymology === From Chichewa ng'amba (“break in the rains”). === Noun === ng'amba class 9 (plural ng'amba class 10) break in the rains of dry weather. === References === William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[2], Central Africana Limited, page 82