pumzi

How to say it

Meaning

The air taken into and let out of the lungs. Kuishiwa pumzi, to run out of breath, is also said figuratively of a person, team or party that has lost its energy.

Good to know

N class noun with no plural: kuvuta pumzi, to breathe in; kushusha pumzi, to breathe out, to relax; kukosa pumzi, to be short of breath. Njia ya pumzi is the airway.

Examples

• Vuta pumzi ndefu kisha ushushe taratibu.Take a deep breath and then let it out slowly.
• Mkimbiaji aliishiwa pumzi kabla ya kumaliza mbio.The runner ran out of breath before finishing the race.
• Mgonjwa alikuwa akipumua kwa pumzi fupi.The patient was breathing in short breaths.

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