kinyesi
kee-NYEH-see
How to say it
Swahilikinyesikee-NYEH-see
Englishfeces, stool, excrement
Frenchexcréments, selles
Meaning
The solid waste that people and animals pass out of the body. It is the medical and polite word used in health news.
Good to know
Ki/vi class noun, usually singular: kinyesi cha binadamu, human feces; kupima kinyesi, a stool test. Kwenda haja kubwa is the polite way to say to defecate.
Examples
- Daktari aliomba sampuli ya kinyesi kwa uchunguzi.The doctor asked for a stool sample for testing.
- Maji yaliyochafuliwa na kinyesi husababisha kipindupindu.Water contaminated with feces causes cholera.
- Nzi hubeba vijidudu kutoka kwenye kinyesi hadi kwenye chakula.Flies carry germs from feces to food.
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