Kinyarwanda
amacinya
ah-mah-CHEE-nyah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamacinyaah-mah-CHEE-nyahsoon
Englishdysenterysoon
Frenchdysenteriesoon
Meaning
a severe intestinal illness marked by bloody diarrhea; dysentery.
Good to know
medical term; compare amacnya, a variant spelling of the same word.
Examples
- Umwana afite amacinya akomeye.The child has severe dysentery.
- Amacinya aterwa n'iki?What causes dysentery?
- Nta muti w'amacinya asigaye.There's no dysentery medicine left.
- Umuganga azavura amacinya ye.The doctor will treat his dysentery.
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