fundi

See also: Fundi and fundí

English

Etymology 1

From a Nguni language; compare Zulu umfundisi (“teacher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊndiː/

Noun

fundi (plural fundis)

1. (South Africa, Zimbabwe) A master of a particular skill; an expert.
   • 1972, The Rhodesia Science News, volume 6, page 358:

     Alas I our small office staff boasted no bird fundi and the bird remained unindentified.

Etymology 2

From Swahili fundi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊndiː/

Noun

fundi (plural fundis)

1. (East Africa) A person who repairs and maintains things; mechanic, repairer.
   • 2018 May 18, Bob Nicol, My Name Is Deliverer, LifeRich Publishing, →ISBN:

     The air compressor sends off quite a large blast of air, sending dust skyward, as the air drilling begins. The driller's compressor remains in the backyard in Morogoro town, as the fundi mechanic works to put it back together again.

   • 2021 March 21, Didi Wamukoya, Wooden Glass: Tales From the City Volume 1, Didi Wamukoya, →ISBN, page 11:

     I am sure, dear reader that if you live in Africa the fundi is an integral part of your daily existence. For you who is a non-Swahili speaker, a fundi is anybody who does repair works and includes a mechanic, tailor, bicycle repair man, […]

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʌndiː/

Noun

fundi (uncountable)

1. The African cereal plant Digitaria exilis.

Alternative forms

• fundungi

References

• “fundi”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʌndaɪ/, /ˈfʌndiː/

Noun

fundi

1. plural of fundus

Afrikaans

Etymology

From a Nguni language; compare Zulu umfundisi (“teacher”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

fundi (plural fundis)

1. expert, buff

Catalan

Verb

fundi

1. inflection of fundar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Verb

fundi (present fundas, past fundis, future fundos, conditional fundus, volitive fundu)

1. to found

Conjugation

Conjugation of fundi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense fundas fundis fundos active participle fundanta fundantaj fundinta fundintaj fundonta fundontaj acc. fundantan fundantajn fundintan fundintajn fundontan fundontajn passive participle fundata fundataj fundita funditaj fundota fundotaj acc. fundatan fundatajn funditan funditajn fundotan fundotajn nominal active participle fundanto fundantoj fundinto fundintoj fundonto fundontoj acc. fundanton fundantojn fundinton fundintojn fundonton fundontojn nominal passive participle fundato fundatoj fundito funditoj fundoto fundotoj acc. fundaton fundatojn funditon funditojn fundoton fundotojn adverbial active participle fundante fundinte fundonte adverbial passive participle fundate fundite fundote infinitive fundi imperative fundu conditional fundus

Galician

Verb

fundi

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of fundir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Icelandic

Noun

fundi

1. indefinite dative singular of fundur
2. indefinite accusative plural of fundur

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfun.diː/, [ˈfʊn̪d̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfun.di/, [ˈfun̪d̪i]

Verb

fundī

1. present passive infinitive of fundō

Old Norse

Noun

fundi

1. accusative plural of fundr

Portuguese

Verb

fundi

1. inflection of fundir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Swahili

Etymology

Compare Swahili -funza.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

fundi (ma class, plural mafundi)

1. craftsman; artisan

Derived terms

• ufundi