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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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