uvumbuzi
oo-voo-MBOO-zee
How to say it
Swahiliuvumbuzioo-voo-MBOO-zee
Englishinvention, innovation; discovery
Frenchinvention, innovation; découverte
Meaning
The creation of something new, such as a machine, a method or a medicine, or the thing created; also the finding of something not known before.
Good to know
U class noun, usually with no plural; from kuvumbua, to invent or discover. Mvumbuzi is an inventor. Ugunduzi leans more to discovery.
Examples
- Simu ya mkononi ni uvumbuzi mkubwa wa karne hii.The mobile phone is a great invention of this century.
- Serikali inasaidia uvumbuzi wa vijana.The government supports innovation by young people.
- Uvumbuzi wake ulisaidia kutibu wagonjwa wengi.His invention helped treat many patients.
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