Swahili
kinini
ki-NI-ni
How to say it
Swahilikininiki-NI-nisoon
Englishquininesoon
Frenchquininesoon
Meaning
quinine, a bitter medicinal substance used to treat malaria.
Good to know
a variant of kwinini.
Examples
- Daktari alimwandikia kinini kwa ajili ya malaria.The doctor prescribed quinine for the malaria.
- Kinini kina ladha chungu sana.Quinine has a very bitter taste.
- Je, kinini bado kinatumika kutibu malaria?Is quinine still used to treat malaria?
- Alikunywa kinini mara tatu kwa siku.He took quinine three times a day.
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