wimbi
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
wimbi (uncountable)
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely cognate with Kikuyu mũgĩmbĩ (“finger millet”), and possibly further afield with Dhivehi ބިންބި (bin̊bi, “finger millet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wimbi (u class, no plural)
Noun[edit]
wimbi (ma class, plural mawimbi)
- wave (a formation of water)