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Swahili

vilimbili

vee-leem-BEE-lee

How to say it

Swahilivilimbilivee-leem-BEE-leesoon
Englishwristssoon
Frenchpoignetssoon

Meaning

The wrists, or (rarely) the upper arms.

Good to know

plural of kilimbili (ki-/vi- class); anatomical, less common than kifundo cha mkono.

Examples

  • Mchezaji aliumiza vilimbili vyake wakati wa mazoezi.The player injured his wrists during training.
  • Daktari alifunga bandeji kwenye vilimbili vya mgonjwa.The doctor wrapped bandages around the patient's wrists.
  • Je, vilimbili vyako bado vinauma?Do your wrists still hurt?

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