Swahili
toja
TO-ja
How to say it
SwahilitojaTO-jasoon
Englishto make an incisionsoon
Frenchinciser, tatouersoon
Meaning
to make an incision or cut, as in tattooing or bloodletting.
Good to know
make an incision, tattoo. toja mshipa. open a vein, bleed (a person); rare drip. (- tona.)
Examples
- Waganga wa jadi walitoja ngozi kutibu maumivu.Traditional healers made incisions in the skin to treat pain.
- Alitoja mshipa kumtoa damu mgonjwa.He opened a vein to bleed the patient.
- Fundi alitoja muundo kwenye ngozi.The artisan cut a design into the skin.
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