"wimbi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-wimbi.flac Forms: wimbi class V [canonical], mawimbi class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma|mawimbi}} wimbi class V (plural mawimbi class VI)
  1. wave (a formation of water) Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-wimbi-sw-noun-M9I0VJGI Disambiguation of Water: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-wimbi.flac Forms: wimbi class XI [canonical]
Etymology: Likely cognate with Kikuyu mũgĩmbĩ (“finger millet”), and possibly further afield with Dhivehi ބިންބި (bin̊bi⁩, “finger millet”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ki|mũgĩmbĩ|t=finger millet}} Kikuyu mũgĩmbĩ (“finger millet”), {{cog|dv|ބިންބި⁩|t=finger millet}} Dhivehi ބިންބި (bin̊bi⁩, “finger millet”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|u|-}} wimbi class XI (no plural)
  1. bulrush millet, Eleusine coracana. Tags: no-plural Categories (lifeform): Grains
    Sense id: en-wimbi-sw-noun-Y0R10mEW Disambiguation of Grains: 6 94 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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