kiungo cha mwili

How to say it

Meaning

Any part of the body, such as an arm, a leg, the heart or the nose, especially one with its own job. In medicine it often means an organ.

Good to know

Kiungo is of the ki/vi class: plural viungo vya mwili. Kiungo alone also means a joint, a spice, a link or a midfielder, so cha mwili makes the sense clear.

Examples

• Moyo ni kiungo cha mwili kinachosukuma damu.The heart is a body organ that pumps blood.
• Ngozi ndiyo kiungo cha mwili kikubwa kuliko vyote.The skin is the largest organ of the body.
• Mtoto alijifunza majina ya kila kiungo cha mwili.The child learned the names of every part of the body.