Swahili
kaumwa
ka-U-mwa
How to say it
Swahilikaumwaka-U-mwasoon
Englishmedicinal rootsoon
Frenchracine médicinalesoon
Meaning
the root of the mkaumwa tree, used medicinally to treat dysentery.
Good to know
kaumwa (root of the mkaumwa tree, serving as a medicine for dysentery). kauri, kaure Llnd.J cowrie shell. vyombo vya kaumwa. porcelain, china
Examples
- Mganga alitumia kaumwa kutibu tumbo la kuhara.The healer used kaumwa to treat dysentery.
- Walichimba mizizi ya kaumwa msituni.They dug up kaumwa roots in the forest.
- Je, kaumwa inapatikana sokoni?Is kaumwa root available at the market?
- Bibi alichemsha kaumwa kwa dawa ya jadi.Grandma boiled kaumwa root as traditional medicine.
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