jembe

English

Noun

jembe (plural jembes)

  1. Alternative spelling of djembe (“type of drum”)

Etymology 2

Swahili jembe

Noun

jembe (plural jembes)

  1. (Kenya) A kind of hoe (digging tool).
    • 1993, Samuel M. Wamae, How to Win in the Coming Jua Kali Boom (page 142)
      How many jembes do the people of your village buy per year?

Mandinka

Etymology

Borrowed from Bambara djé (“gather”) + bé (“peace”).

Noun

jembe

  1. djembe (drum)

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè.

Noun

jembe class 5 (plural majembe)

  1. hoe

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè.

Pronunciation
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Noun

jembe (ma class, plural majembe)

  1. hoe (agricultural tool)
  2. spades (suit of cards)
    Synonym: shupaza

See also
Suits in Swahili · ng'anda (see also: karata, karata za kucheza) (layout · text)
makopa uru shupaza, majembe pao, pau, karanga, mavi ya mbuzi

Tumbuka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè.

Noun

jembe class 5 (plural majembe class 6)

  1. hoe
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