pafu
PAH-foo
How to say it
SwahilipafuPAH-foo
Englishlung
Frenchpoumon
Meaning
One of the two organs in the chest that fill with air when breathing.
Good to know
Plural mapafu (ji and ma class), the form most often heard: saratani ya mapafu, lung cancer. Pafu la kulia is the right lung.
Examples
- Daktari alisema pafu lake la kushoto lina tatizo.The doctor said his left lung has a problem.
- Uvutaji wa sigara huharibu mapafu.Smoking damages the lungs.
- Nimonia ni ugonjwa unaoshambulia mapafu.Pneumonia is a disease that attacks the lungs.
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