tambookie
tambookie is the alternative form of tambuki.
Meaning of tambuki
Noun
tambuki (uncountable)
- Andropogon gayanus, a tufting perennial bunchgrass of the African savanna.
Noun capitalized: Tambookie
Tambookie (plural Tambookies)
- Thembu
- This gentleman, in relating the causes of the invasion, states that the Caffres are divided into three great nations — the Amakosas, the Tambookies, and the Amapondas; […]1837, The Asiatic Journal, page 181
Forms of tambookie
| plural | Tambookies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Tambookee |
| alternative form | Tambuki |
Words formed from tambookie
Questions about tambookie
- What does tambookie mean?
- Tambookie means thembu.
- What is tambookie the alternative form of?
- Tambookie is the alternative form of tambuki.
- What part of speech is tambookie?
- Tambookie is a noun.
- What is the plural of tambookie?
- The plural of tambookie is Tambookies.
Words near tambookie in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tambookie (page history and authors); Tambookie (page history and authors); tambuki (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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