# Samburu

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #83,705

## Definitions
1. A member of an ethnic group of semi-nomadic pastoralists of north central Kenya, related to but distinct from the Maasai.

## Etymology
From an old Maasai word, saamburr, for the leather bag the Samburu use.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/samburu