fundi

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Pronunciation

/ˈfʊndiː/

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/ˈfʊndiː/ · /ˈfʌndiː/ · /ˈfʌndaɪ/

Definition of fundi

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(South-Africa, Zimbabwe)A master of a particular skill; an expert.

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

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noun

(South-Africa, Zimbabwe)A master of a particular skill; an expert.

“Alas I our small office staff boasted no bird fundi and the bird remained unindentified.”
(Africa, East)A person who repairs and maintains things; mechanic, repairer.

“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.”
“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,[…]”
(uncountable)The African cereal plant Digitaria exilis.
(form-of, plural)plural of fundus

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From a Nguni language; compare Zulu umfundisi (“teacher”). Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *-túnda.

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