Swahili
kilenga
ki-LEN-ga
How to say it
Swahilikilengaki-LEN-gasoon
Englishfoetussoon
Frenchfœtussoon
Meaning
a fetus, specifically at around the fourth month of gestation.
Good to know
also called kijusu.
Examples
- Daktari alieleza hatua za ukuaji wa kilenga.The doctor explained the stages of a fetus's development.
- Kwa mwezi wa nne, kilenga kinaanza kusogea.By the fourth month, the fetus begins to move.
- Je, kilenga kinasikia sauti kwa wakati huu?Can a fetus hear sounds at this stage?
- Mimba ilikuwa na kilenga chenye afya.The pregnancy had a healthy fetus.
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