swahili [noun]

Safura ya tumbo

Maana (Definition)

A traditional Swahili medical term for severe abdominal bloating caused by intestinal parasites.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

hookworm swelling / abdominal ailment

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

safura

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Medicine

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Tabibu alimpa dawa ya mitishamba kutibu safura ya tumbo."

Translation: The healer gave him herbal medicine to treat hookworm swelling.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Woga ni ugonjwa Afueni ya matibabu Afya