tambala
English
Etymology
From Chichewa tambala (“rooster”), after the rooster that appeared on the original coins in this denomination.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑːlə
Noun
tambala (plural tambalas or matambala)
- Malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha.
Chichewa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈᵐba.ɽa/
Noun
tambala class 1a (plural atambala class 2)
- rooster
Noun
tambala class 9 (plural matambala class 6)
- tambala (hundredth of a Malawian kwacha)