tambala

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English

Etymology

From Chichewa tambala (rooster), after the rooster that appeared on the original coins in this denomination.

Pronunciation

Noun

tambala (plural tambalas or matambala)

  1. Malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha.

Chichewa

Pronunciation

Noun

tambala class 1a (plural atambala class 2)

  1. rooster

Noun

tambala class 9 (plural matambala class 6)

  1. tambala (hundredth of a Malawian kwacha)