mwimbi

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Swahili

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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mwimbi (m-mi class, no plural)

  1. finger millet (Eleusine coracana)
    Synonym: mbege