swahili [noun]

Dawa ya kienyeji

Maana (Definition)

Natural botanical preparations made from roots and leaves used in traditional healing.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

traditional herbal medicine / indigenous remedy

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

dawa ya kienyeji

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Ethnomedicine

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Bibi alitengeneza dawa ya kienyeji ya kutibu kifua."

Translation: Grandmother prepared traditional herbal medicine to treat chest pain.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Mitishamba tiba ya kiasili