zumbi

Meaning

Noun

1. (Brazil, historical, masculine) the leader of a quilombo (runaway slave settlement)
2. (masculine) Zumbi dos Palmares

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, preterite, singular) inflection of zumbir:
2. (form-of, imperative, plural, second-person) inflection of zumbir:

zumbir

to buzz (to make a low, humming or sibilant sound)

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Concepts

zombie

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zombi

undead

zombies

living dead

Translations

zombi

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zombie

zombie

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zombi

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ζόμπι

zombi

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zombi

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zombi

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Zombie

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yaşayan ölü

زُومْبِي

mort vivent

unmögliche Gestalt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zũˈbi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu: nzumbi

Borrowed from Kimbundu: nzambi

Borrowed from English: zombie

In summary

Borrowed from Kimbundu nzumbi (“ghost”, “spirit”) or Kimbundu nzambi (“god”).