jimbi

How to say it

Meaning

A male chicken, the same bird as jogoo, known for crowing at dawn. It is an older word found in books, songs and poetry.

Good to know

Ji/ma class noun, plural majimbi. jogoo is the everyday word for a rooster. In plant books jimbi also names ferns, a separate sense of the same spelling.

Examples

• Jimbi liliwika alfajiri na kutuamsha wote.The rooster crowed at dawn and woke us all.
• Babu alifuga jimbi moja na kuku kumi.Grandfather kept one rooster and ten hens.
• Jimbi hilo lina rangi nyekundu na nyeusi.That rooster is red and black.

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Forms

ijimbi, mjimbi