UKIMWI

See also: ukimwi and Ukimwi

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Acronym of upungufu wa kinga mwilini (literally “deficit of protection in the body”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

UKIMWI class XI (no plural)

  1. acronym of upungufu wa kinga mwilini (“AIDS”)

See also

  • VVU (“HIV”)

References

  1. ^ Aiello, Flavia, Tramutoli, Rosanna (2023) “KIU (Kiswahili–Italiano-UniOr): The UniOr online Dictionary for Italian L1 Swahili Learners”, in Lexikos‎[1], volume 33, →DOI, page 96 of 90-108: “AIDS (in Swahili UKIMWI, the acronym of Upungufu wa Kinga Mwilini, literally 'deficit of protection in the body')”
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