Swahili
kidonda
ki-DO-nda
How to say it
Swahilikidondaki-DO-ndasoon
Englishsoresoon
Frenchplaiesoon
Meaning
a large sore or ulcer on the body.
Good to know
donda ndugu names a chronic sore that will not heal, used figuratively for an unresolved problem.
Examples
- Kidonda chake mguuni bado hakijapona.The sore on his leg has still not healed.
- Kidonda hicho kinatoka usaha?Is that sore discharging pus?
- Hakwenda hospitalini kutibu kidonda chake.He did not go to the hospital to treat his sore.
- Vidonda vingi vilimtokea baada ya ajali.Many sores appeared on him after the accident.
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