kukinga

How to say it

Meaning

To keep someone or something safe from harm, such as disease, sun or rain, or to stop a harm from happening; also to hold something out to catch what falls.

Good to know

Takes the thing protected or the harm prevented as object: kukinga mwili, kukinga magonjwa; dhidi ya adds the danger. Kujikinga is to protect oneself and kinga is protection or immunity.

Examples

• Chanjo hii inakinga watoto dhidi ya surua.This vaccine protects children against measles.
• Aliweka mkono juu ya macho kukinga jua.He put his hand over his eyes to shield them from the sun.
• Vyandarua vinasaidia kukinga malaria vijijini.Mosquito nets help prevent malaria in the villages.

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