bimbashi
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
bimbashi (plural bimbashis)
- 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]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
bimbashi (ma class, plural mabimbashi)