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 class V (plural mabimbashi class VI)

1. sergeant; binbashi