bimbashi

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

bimbashi (plural bimbashis)

  1. Alternative spelling of binbashi

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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Noun[edit]

bimbashi (ma class, plural mabimbashi)

  1. sergeant; binbashi