Swahili
huntha
HOON-thah
How to say it
SwahilihunthaHOON-thahsoon
Englishhermaphroditesoon
Frenchhermaphroditesoon
Meaning
a hermaphrodite, a person or organism with both male and female characteristics (a rare, dated term).
Good to know
Rare/archaic; largely replaced by modern medical terminology today.
Examples
- Neno huntha ni la kale na halitumiki sana leo.The word huntha is archaic and not much used today.
- Katika hadithi za kale, kulikuwa na hekaya kuhusu huntha.In old stories, there were tales about hermaphrodites.
- Madaktari wa sasa hutumia istilahi tofauti badala ya huntha.Modern doctors use different terminology instead of huntha.
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