siyansi
see-YAH-nsee
How to say it
Kinyarwandasiyansisee-YAH-nseesoon
Englishsciencesoon
Frenchsciencesoon
Meaning
The study of the natural world through observation and experiment, and the knowledge gained this way, as in biology, chemistry and physics.
Good to know
A loan from French science, common in abahanga muri siyansi, scientists. At school, amasomo ya siyansi are the science subjects; ubumenyi is the general word for knowledge.
Examples
- Abahanga muri siyansi bavumbuye umuti mushya.Scientists have discovered a new medicine.
- Umukobwa wanjye akunda amasomo ya siyansi.My daughter loves science subjects.
- Siyansi ifasha abantu gusobanukirwa isi.Science helps people understand the world.
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