Swahili
mikundu
mee-KOON-doo
How to say it
Swahilimikundumee-KOON-doosoon
Englishanusessoon
Frenchanussoon
Meaning
The anuses; the openings at the rear of the digestive tract.
Good to know
plural of mkundu (m-/mi- class); a plain anatomical term, used mainly in medical or veterinary contexts.
Examples
- Daktari alichunguza mikundu ya wagonjwa kabla ya kutoa dawa.The doctor examined the patients' anuses before giving medicine.
- Je, mikundu ya ng'ombe hawa inaonekana na maambukizi?Do these cows' anuses show signs of infection?
- Mikundu haikuwa na dalili za ugonjwa.The anuses showed no signs of disease.
- Mifugo yenye mikundu yenye tatizo hilo itachunguzwa tena wiki ijayo.Livestock whose anuses show that problem will be examined again next week.
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