Swahili
tumbuu
tum-BU-u
How to say it
Swahilitumbuutum-BU-usoon
Englishpiercing, lancingsoon
Frenchperçage, incisionsoon
Meaning
the act of piercing or lancing something, such as a boil or abscess.
Good to know
Related to the verb kutumbua (to pierce, lance); often used medically for lancing boils or abscesses.
Examples
- Daktari alifanya tumbuu kwenye jipu lake.The doctor performed a lancing on his boil.
- Je, tumbuu hiyo ilikuwa na maumivu?Was that lancing painful?
- Hawakufanya tumbuu bila dawa ya ganzi.They did not do the lancing without anesthetic.
- Muuguzi atafanya tumbuu kesho asubuhi.The nurse will perform the lancing tomorrow morning.
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