jipu

How to say it

Meaning

a boil or abscess, a painful swollen sore on the skin.

Good to know

med. abscess, tumor, boil. tumbua jipu. lance a boil

Examples

• Alilazimika kutumbua jipu lililomsumbua kwa wiki.He had to lance a boil that had troubled him for a week.
• Jipu lile lilikuwa limevimba sana.That boil had swollen a lot.
• Je, jipu hili litapona bila dawa?Will this boil heal without medicine?
• Muuguzi alifunga jeraha baada ya kutumbua jipu.The nurse dressed the wound after lancing the boil.