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thũmbĩ

n. · class 1/2

  1. feathery end of branch, topmost branch; 2. head-dress of ostrich feathers; lion's or baboon's mane, colobus-monkey skin worn in war to denote rank; 3. crown; thũmbi ya mũgua = crown of thorns; kũĩgĩrĩrũo thũmbi = coronation

Example: "Tanzania gutugwo na thumbi mwena wa Australia thutha wa gukorwo na utongoria mwega makiria Mwena wa Africa ya irathiro" — Tanzania is praised more than Australia after being found to have better leadership than East Africa.

Related words

  • gĩthũmba — namesake; individual named after a maternal relative, also refers to someone who
  • gĩthũmbi — gleaner; impoverished person, often a woman, who works during harvest in exchang
  • thũmba — to sponge on, earn favour by working for someone or performing minor tasks (for