Kinyarwanda
urukingo
Word parts: uru-kingo
oo-roo-KEEN-goh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaurukingooo-roo-KEEN-gohsoon
Englishvaccinationsoon
Frenchvaccinationsoon
Meaning
a substance administered, usually by injection, to protect against a specific disease; a vaccine.
Good to know
vaccination
Examples
- Umwana yahawe urukingo rw'agakwega.The child was given the polio vaccine.
- Ese wafashe urukingo rwa Korona?Have you gotten the COVID vaccine?
- Urukingo rurinda umubiri indwara zimwe na zimwe.A vaccine protects the body from certain diseases.
- Bose bagomba gufata urukingo mbere yo kujya mu mahanga.Everyone must get vaccinated before traveling abroad.
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