udaktari
oo-dah-KTAH-ree
How to say it
Swahiliudaktarioo-dah-KTAH-reesoon
Englishmedicine (as a profession or study)soon
Frenchmédecine (études, profession)soon
Meaning
The profession of a doctor, or the studies and training a person follows to become one.
Good to know
U class noun from daktari, doctor. Kusoma udaktari is to study medicine and shahada ya udaktari a medical degree; udaktari wa falsafa is a doctorate, PhD.
Examples
- Binti yake anasoma udaktari katika chuo kikuu.His daughter is studying medicine at the university.
- Alifanya kazi ya udaktari vijijini kwa miaka kumi.He worked as a doctor in the villages for ten years.
- Ndoto yangu ni kusomea udaktari wa watoto.My dream is to train as a children's doctor.
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