mwanasayansi
mwah-nah-sah-YAH-nsee
How to say it
Swahilimwanasayansimwah-nah-sah-YAH-nseesoon
Englishscientistsoon
Frenchscientifiquesoon
Meaning
A person who studies nature or society by careful observation and experiment and is trained in a science.
Good to know
Plural wanasayansi; from mwana, member, and sayansi, science. Mwanasayansi wa siasa is a political scientist.
Examples
- Mwanasayansi huyo amegundua dawa mpya.That scientist has discovered a new medicine.
- Wanasayansi wanachunguza mabadiliko ya tabianchi.Scientists are studying climate change.
- Binti yangu anataka kuwa mwanasayansi.My daughter wants to become a scientist.
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