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fundi¹

  • /ˈfʊndiː/

Where it comes from

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

noun fundis

  1. 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.

fundi²

  • /ˈfʊndiː/

Where it comes from

From Swahili fundi. Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *-túnda.

noun fundis

  1. 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.

fundi³

  • /ˈfʌndiː/

noun fundungi

  1. uncountable The African cereal plant Digitaria exilis.

fundi⁴

  • /ˈfʌndaɪ/
  • /ˈfʌndiː/

noun

  1. plural plural of fundus

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@misc{fundi_2026,
  title = {fundi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fundi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}