wimbi

English

Etymology

From 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

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ìbɪ̀mbɪ̀.

Noun

wimbi class V (plural mawimbi class VI)

  1. wave (a formation of water)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

wimbi class XI (no plural)

  1. bulrush millet, Eleusine coracana.
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