Swahili
chekenene
che-ke-NE-ne
How to say it
Swahilichekeneneche-ke-NE-nesoon
Englishstysoon
Frenchorgeletsoon
Meaning
(rare) a sty, a small painful swelling on the eyelid.
Good to know
a synonym is chokea.
Examples
- Jicho lake lilivimba kwa chekenene.His eye swelled up with a sty.
- Chekenene inaweza kutibiwa kwa maji ya joto.A sty can be treated with warm water.
- Alihisi maumivu ya chekenene kwenye kope.He felt the pain of a sty on his eyelid.
- Daktari alimwagiza kuepuka kusugua chekenene.The doctor told him to avoid rubbing the sty.
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