wimbi

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English

Etymology

Swahili wimbi

Noun

wimbi (uncountable)

  1. bulrush millet, Eleusine coracana.
    • 1902 January 1, Harry Hamilton Johnston, The Uganda protectorate, Dalcassian Publishing Company, page 792:
      A little wimbi flour and a bit of medicine are put into the water.

Swahili

wimbi

Etymology

Likely cognate with Kikuyu mũgĩmbĩ (“finger millet”), and possibly further afield with Dhivehi ބިންބި (bin̊bi⁩, “finger millet”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

wimbi (u class, no plural)

  1. bulrush millet, Eleusine coracana.

Noun

wimbi (ma class, plural mawimbi)

  1. wave (a formation of water)
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