Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
A master of a particular skill; an expert.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, Zimbabwe
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noun
A person who repairs and maintains things; mechanic, repairer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Africa, East
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noun
The African cereal plant Digitaria exilis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
plural of fundus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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History
From a Nguni language; compare Zulu umfundisi (“teacher”). Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *-túnda.
From Swahili fundi. Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *-túnda.
