Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malimba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mal-im-ba
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An African musical instrument of the mbira kind.

Example Sentences

"In some songs of the Wakisi and in tunings of the malimba lamellophone, such as we recorded at Lupingu, the notes plainly correspond […]"

Inflected Forms

malimbas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

marimba

Questions

What does malimba mean?: An African musical instrument of the mbira kind.

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