Swahili
vipapa
vee-PAH-pah
How to say it
Swahilivipapavee-PAH-pahsoon
Englishtremblings, chillssoon
Frenchtremblementssoon
Meaning
Tremblings, shudders, or tremors, and medically, chills or fever-agues.
Good to know
plural of kipapa (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Vipapa vilimshika mgonjwa usiku kucha.Chills seized the patient all night.
- Je, vipapa hivi vinaonyesha malaria?Do these chills indicate malaria?
- Vipapa havikupungua hata baada ya dawa.The chills did not decrease even after medicine.
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