Meaning of uvwimani, a popular Luhya word. Learn origin, find synonyms and variations from different Luhya dialects, and links to stories to deepen your cultural understanding.
Definitions of uvwimani
noun
Meanness, greed, tight-fisted, miser.
Pronunciation: How to say uvwimani
Plural or singular form
- Mwimani or umwimani (Singular, Maragoli language)
Variations
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Synonyms for uvwimani
Learn Luhya words of same, similar or close meaning to uvwimani
Maragoli synonyms
Wanga synonyms
- obulang’ulang’u
- okhukhunja
- okhumina
- okhwimana
- omwimani
Bukusu synonyms
- buulyaasi
- buutakha
- khúkhwiimana or khukhwiimana
- khuuchiinga
- ómwiimani or omwiimani
- búúli.uungu or buuliuungu
- khuulyuukha
- kúmúluungo or kumuluungo
- kúmúlyúulyu or kumulyuulyu
- kúmúnyasi or kumunyasi
- liing’u
- owekumulúungo or owekumuluungo
Homophones – similar sounding Bantu words
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Beyond the everyday: Culture and meaning of uvwimani among the Maragoli and larger Luhya
- Hosting an invite only event? Get to know how this Luhya saying speaks to the heart of the spirit of mulembe and teaches us about uvwimani, read: ‘shibambala meta matsi‘.
About Kimaragoli
The Maragoli or Mulogoli is a Bantu tribe that’s one of the larger houses of the Luhya supra-community that’s presently mainly domiciled in Western Kenya. Maragoli language or Lulogooli, Logoli is the tongue of Maragoli. Join us and learn how to speak Maragoli language. Start of with our free lessons in Maragoli language. Build your vocabulary with our stories from Maragoli culture whose narrative harnesses the richness of L’logoli in telling our origin, beliefs and way of life. Hop on our continuous search for the meaning of different Maragoli proverbs and sayings. Test yourself with our dalliance at the intersections, such as in our ongoing Kinyarwanda-Lulogooli and Lingala- Luhya discourse. Let’s get you started with Kimaragoli, with our mega post: Learn Maragoli Online: The Mulembe Nation list of 60+ common Maragoli words, their translation and meaning.
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