chamka

How to say it

Meaning

(of a disease) to recur; (of a wound or abscess) to break open again.

Good to know

be repeated, recur (of disease); open up, break (wounds, abscesses)

Examples

• Ugonjwa wake wa ngozi ulichamka baada ya wiki mbili.His skin condition flared up again after two weeks.
• Jeraha lililopona lilichamka ghafla.The healed wound broke open again suddenly.
• Daktari alishangaa kuona jipu limechamka.The doctor was surprised to see the abscess had reopened.
• Homa yake ilichamka usiku wa manane.His fever flared up again in the middle of the night.