madonda

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Meaning

Large open sores or ulcers on the skin.

Good to know

plural of donda (li-/ma- class); often heard in the phrase donda ndugu, a chronic wound.

Examples

• Madonda yake hayajapona bado.His sores have not healed yet.
• Daktari alitibu madonda ya mgonjwa kwa uangalifu.The doctor treated the patient's sores carefully.
• Je, madonda hayo yanauma sana?Do those sores hurt a lot?
• Madonda hayakuwa makubwa mwanzoni.The sores were not big at first.

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