Kirundi
amashira
ah-mah-SHEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundiamashiraah-mah-SHEE-rahsoon
Englishpussoon
Frenchpussoon
Meaning
The thick yellowish fluid produced by an infected wound; pus.
Good to know
shy shifts to sh; health vocabulary.
Examples
- Igikomere cyavuye amashira.The wound produced pus.
- Amashira agomba gukurwaho.The pus must be removed.
- Umuganga yasukuye amashira mu gikomere.The doctor cleaned the pus from the wound.
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