tarakilishi

How to say it

Meaning

An electronic machine that stores and processes information and runs programs. A formal coined word used mostly in Kenya and in schoolbooks and Wikipedia.

Good to know

N class noun, the plural is also tarakilishi. In everyday speech kompyuta is much more common.

Examples

• Shule imenunua tarakilishi mpya kwa wanafunzi.The school has bought new computers for the students.
• Anaandika insha yake kwenye tarakilishi.She is writing her essay on the computer.
• Tarakilishi hii ina kumbukumbu kubwa.This computer has a large memory.

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