chikungunya

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”), apparently referring to the arthritic effects of the disease. See -kunja, a suffix related to bending. Compare Swahili kunja (“to bend, to fold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/, /ˌt͡ʃɪkənˈɡʌnjə/ === Noun === chikungunya (uncountable) A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites. [from 1952] ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === chikungunya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Finnish == === Etymology === From English chikungunya. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʃikuŋɡunjɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃikuŋˌŋunjɑ̝] Rhymes: -ŋunjɑ Syllabification(key): chi‧kun‧gun‧ya Hyphenation(key): chi‧kun‧gun‧ya === Noun === chikungunya chikungunya ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === From English chikungunya. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃi.kuŋ.ɡu.ɲa/ === Noun === chikungunya m (uncountable) chikungunya Synonym: chik ==== Derived terms ==== chik == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English chikungunya. === Noun === chikungunya f (uncountable) alternative form of chicungunha == Spanish == === Alternative forms === chicungunya, chicunguña, chikunguña === Etymology === Borrowed from English chikungunya. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -unʝa Syllabification: chi‧kun‧gun‧ya === Noun === chikungunya m or f by sense (uncountable) chikungunya