mchumi
MCHOO-mee
How to say it
SwahilimchumiMCHOO-meesoon
Englisheconomistsoon
Frenchéconomistesoon
Meaning
A person trained in economics who studies how money, trade, production and prices work in a country or in the world.
Good to know
M/wa class noun, plural wachumi, related to uchumi, economy. Mchumi mkuu is a chief economist.
Examples
- Mchumi huyo ametabiri kwamba bei zitashuka.The economist has predicted that prices will fall.
- Wachumi wanasema uchumi unakua kwa kasi.Economists say the economy is growing fast.
- Dada yangu anataka kuwa mchumi.My sister wants to become an economist.
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