kiharusi

How to say it

Meaning

A sudden illness caused when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off or a blood vessel bursts, often leaving a person paralyzed on one side or unable to speak.

Good to know

Ki/vi class noun, plural viharusi: kupata kiharusi or kupigwa na kiharusi, to have a stroke; ugonjwa wa kiharusi, stroke as a disease.

Examples

• Babu yangu alipata kiharusi mwaka jana.My grandfather had a stroke last year.
• Shinikizo la damu linaweza kusababisha kiharusi.High blood pressure can cause a stroke.
• Baada ya kiharusi hakuweza kutembea vizuri.After the stroke he could not walk well.