Fundi

//ˈfʊndiː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A master of a particular skill; an expert. South-Africa, Zimbabwe

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

  2. 2
    A person who repairs and maintains things; mechanic, repairer. Africa, East

    "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."

  3. 3
    The African cereal plant Digitaria exilis. uncountable
  4. 4
    plural of fundus form-of, plural

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a Nguni language; compare Zulu umfundisi (“teacher”).

Etymology 2

From Swahili fundi.

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