Swahili
viungo
vee-OON-goh
How to say it
Swahiliviungovee-OON-gohsoon
Englishjointssoon
Frencharticulationssoon
Meaning
Parts that join two things together, such as bodily joints, mechanical couplings, or grammatical conjunctions.
Good to know
plural of kiungo (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Daktari alichunguza viungo vya mgonjwa.The doctor examined the patient's joints.
- Viungo vyake vinauma asubuhi?Do his joints hurt in the morning?
- Viungo vya mkono wake havikuvunjika.The joints of his arm were not broken.
- Mazoezi haya yataimarisha viungo vyake.These exercises will strengthen his joints.
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