bandia
bah-NDEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilibandiabah-NDEE-ah
Englishfake, counterfeit; artificial
Frenchfaux, contrefait; artificiel
Meaning
Made to look like the real thing in order to deceive, or made by people rather than by nature.
Good to know
It never changes form: dawa bandia, fake medicine; noti bandia, counterfeit notes. Akili bandia is artificial intelligence and mguu bandia an artificial leg.
Examples
- Polisi walikamata noti bandia sokoni.The police seized counterfeit notes at the market.
- Wananchi wameonywa dhidi ya dawa bandia.Citizens have been warned against fake medicines.
- Alipata mguu bandia baada ya ajali.He got an artificial leg after the accident.
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