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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