bimbashi

English

Noun

bimbashi (plural bimbashis)

  1. Alternative spelling of binbashi

Swahili

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بیڭباشی‎ (biñbaşı, “lieutenant colonel”), from بیڭ‎ (biñ, “thousand”) + باش‎ (baş, “head”) – ”one who is the head of a group of thousand”.

Pronunciation
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Noun

bimbashi (ma class, plural mabimbashi)

  1. sergeant; binbashi
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