cikungunya

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃikuˈŋuɲa/ [t͡ʃi.kuˈŋu.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -uɲa
  • Syllabification: ci‧ku‧ngu‧nya

Noun

cikungunya (plural cikungunya-cikungunya)

  1. (medicine, pathology) chikungunya: a viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites.
    Synonym: flu tulang

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