Swahili
govi
GO-vee
How to say it
SwahiligoviGO-veesoon
Englishforeskinsoon
Frenchprépucesoon
Meaning
the foreskin, the fold of skin covering the tip of the penis.
Good to know
Anatomical term, typically discussed in the context of circumcision (tohara).
Examples
- Daktari alimkata govi mtoto huyo alipofanyiwa tohara.The doctor cut the baby's foreskin when he was circumcised.
- Govi huondolewa wakati wa tohara.The foreskin is removed during circumcision.
- Baadhi ya makabila hufanya tohara kuondoa govi kwa vijana.Some tribes perform circumcision to remove the foreskin from young men.
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