indimi

Swahili

jansi

JAHN-see

How to say it

SwahilijansiJAHN-seesoon
Englishcrampsoon
Frenchcrampesoon

Meaning

a medical cramp, spasm, or sudden convulsion.

Good to know

med. cramp, spasm, convulsion. Januari [Engl.] January

Examples

  • Alipatwa na jansi la mguu usiku.He got a leg cramp at night.
  • Jansi lilimfanya ashindwe kutembea.The spasm made him unable to walk.
  • Je, unajua sababu za jansi la misuli?Do you know the causes of muscle cramps?
  • Daktari alimpa dawa ya kupunguza jansi.The doctor gave him medicine to reduce the spasms.

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