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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

wimbi.

wave (a formation of water)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. wave (a formation of water)

    class-v
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìbɪ̀mbɪ̀.

noun
  1. finger millet, Eleusine coracana.

    class-xi · no-plural
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.