pinduli

How to say it

Meaning

a pendulum, a weight that swings back and forth; figuratively, something that causes a radical change or turning point.

Good to know

something which produces a change of direction/radical change/revolu- tion, cause of change

Examples

• Saa ya ukutani ina pinduli inayosogea.The wall clock has a swinging pendulum.
• Je, pinduli hii inasogea kwa kasi gani?How fast does this pendulum swing?
• Pinduli halikusogea tena baada ya saa kuharibika.The pendulum no longer swung after the clock broke.
• Tukio lile likawa pinduli lililobadilisha maisha yake.That event became the turning point that changed his life.