indimi

Swahili

mkuyati

m-koo-YAH-tee

How to say it

Swahilimkuyatim-koo-YAH-teesoon
Englishaphrodisiacsoon
Frenchaphrodisiaquesoon

Meaning

a medicinal preparation believed to restore sexual vigor, a tonic or aphrodisiac.

Good to know

found in traditional-medicine contexts (dawa za kienyeji); a man might be teased for needing one.

Examples

  • Babu alinunua mkuyati sokoni.Grandfather bought a restorative tonic at the market.
  • Je, mkuyati huu unauzwa wapi?Where is this tonic sold?
  • Hakuna mkuyati unaoweza kumsaidia kama hana afya njema.No tonic can help him if he isn't otherwise healthy.
  • Waganga wa kienyeji hutengeneza mkuyati kwa mizizi mbalimbali.Traditional healers make restorative tonics from various roots.

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