bimbashi
English
editNoun
editbimbashi (plural bimbashis)
- Alternative spelling of binbashi
Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish بیڭباشی (biñbaşı, “lieutenant colonel”), from بیڭ (biñ, “thousand”) + باش (baş, “head”) – ”one who is the head of a group of thousand”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbimbashi (ma class, plural mabimbashi)