tekenya

How to say it

Meaning

a sand flea or chigger, a small insect that burrows into the skin, especially of the feet.

Good to know

also called funza; common in dusty places, it burrows under toenails.

Examples

• Mtoto ana tekenya mguuni.The child has a jigger in his foot.
• Tekenya husababisha maumivu makali.Jiggers cause severe pain.
• Hatukuwa na viatu, hivyo tekenya zilituuma.We had no shoes, so jiggers bit us.
• Je, umewahi kutolewa tekenya?Have you ever had a jigger removed?