indimi

Swahili

durubini

doo-roo-BEE-nee

How to say it

Swahilidurubinidoo-roo-BEE-neesoon
Englishtelescopesoon
Frenchtélescopesoon

Meaning

an optical instrument for viewing distant or tiny objects — a telescope, microscope, or pair of binoculars.

Good to know

a variant spelling of darubini.

Examples

  • Alitazama nyota kwa durubini.He looked at the stars through a telescope.
  • Je, unayo durubini?Do you have a telescope?
  • Hatuna durubini ya kutosha.We do not have a good enough telescope.
  • Wanafunzi watatumia durubini darasani.The students will use a microscope in class.

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