sampuli
sah-MPOO-lee
How to say it
Swahilisampulisah-MPOO-lee
Englishsample, specimen; kind, type
Frenchéchantillon, spécimen; sorte, genre
Meaning
A small part or an example taken from something to be tested or shown, such as blood for a lab test; also a kind or type of thing.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in the plural. Kuchukua sampuli is to take a sample; sampuli za damu are blood samples. Informally, sampuli hiyo means that kind.
Examples
- Daktari alichukua sampuli ya damu kwa ajili ya kupima.The doctor took a blood sample for testing.
- Sampuli za maji zilipelekwa maabara.The water samples were sent to the laboratory.
- Duka hili lina sampuli mpya za viatu.This shop has new kinds of shoes.
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