kichomi
kee-CHOH-mee
How to say it
Swahilikichomikee-CHOH-mee
Englishpneumonia; sharp stabbing pain, stitch
Frenchpneumonie ; point de côté
Meaning
A sharp stabbing pain in the side or chest, and the illness that causes it, most often pneumonia or pleurisy. In health reports it is listed among the common serious diseases.
Good to know
Ki/vi class: plural vichomi. From kuchoma, to stab or burn. Nimonia is the medical loanword for pneumonia.
Examples
- Mtoto amelazwa hospitalini kwa sababu ya kichomi.The child has been admitted to the hospital because of pneumonia.
- Nilipokimbia sana nilisikia kichomi ubavuni.When I ran hard I felt a stitch in my side.
- Kichomi huua watoto wengi wakati wa baridi.Pneumonia kills many children in the cold season.
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