mbuni

Swahili

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Etymology 1

From m- +‎ buni (“coffee berry”).

Noun

mbuni (m-mi class, plural mibuni)

1. coffee plant

Synonyms

• mkahawa

See also

• buni (“coffee berry”)
• kahawa (“coffee”)

Etymology 2

From m- +‎ -buni (“to invent”).

Noun

mbuni (m-wa class, plural wabuni)

1. inventor; author

Etymology 3

Noun

mbuni (n class, plural mbuni)

1. ostrich