Swahili
kivimbo
kee-VEEM-boh
How to say it
Swahilikivimbokee-VEEM-bohsoon
Englishboilsoon
Frenchfuronclesoon
Meaning
a small swelling or boil on the skin, a variant form of kivimbe.
Good to know
a variant of kivimbe; from the verb kuvimba, to swell.
Examples
- Ana kivimbo mguuni.He has a boil on his leg.
- Je, kivimbo hicho kinauma?Does that boil hurt?
- Sina kivimbo popote mwilini.I have no swelling anywhere on my body.
- Kivimbo kitapona kwa dawa hii.The boil will heal with this medicine.
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