bimbashi
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
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Noun edit
bimbashi (ma class, plural mabimbashi)