chikungunya

English

Rash on the foot of a person with chikungunya

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)

1. A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites. [from 1952]
   • 2007, Didier Fontenille, Anna Bella Failloux, Roberto Romi, “Should we expect Chikungunya and Dengue in Southern Europe?”, in Willem Takken, Bart G. J. Knols, editors, Emerging Pests and Vector-borne Diseases in Europe, page 169:

     Chikungunya and dengue arboviral diseases are in expansion throughout the world.

   • 2010, Stephen A. Berger, Infectious Diseases of Zimbabwe, page 55:

     The fever of Chikungunya is characterized by a rapid rise in temperature to as high as 40 C, often accompanied by rigors, myalgia, headache, photophobia, retro-orbital pain, sore throat with objective signs of pharyngitis, nausea, and vomiting.

   • 2011, Franz J. Conraths, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases Under the Influence of Changing Environmental Factors, page 256:

     Chikungunya infections are caused by an alphavirus from the family Togaviridae.

Translations

a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites

• Hindi: चिकनगुनिया m (cikanguniyā)
• Portuguese: chicungunha (pt) m, febre chicungunha f, catolotolo (pt) m
• Spanish: chikunguña (es) m or f
• Urdu: چکنگنیا m (chikanguniyā)

Further reading

• chikungunya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From English chikungunya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃikuŋɡunjɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃikuŋˌŋunjɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ŋunjɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): chi‧kun‧gun‧ya

Noun

chikungunya

1. chikungunya

Declension

Inflection of chikungunya (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		chikungunya	—
genitive		chikungunyan	—
partitive		chikungunyaa	—
illative		chikungunyaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		chikungunya	—
accusative	nom.	chikungunya	—
	gen.	chikungunyan
genitive		chikungunyan	—
partitive		chikungunyaa	—
inessive		chikungunyassa	—
elative		chikungunyasta	—
illative		chikungunyaan	—
adessive		chikungunyalla	—
ablative		chikungunyalta	—
allative		chikungunyalle	—
essive		chikungunyana	—
translative		chikungunyaksi	—
abessive		chikungunyatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of chikungunya (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chikungunyani — accusative nom. chikungunyani — gen. chikungunyani genitive chikungunyani — partitive chikungunyaani — inessive chikungunyassani — elative chikungunyastani — illative chikungunyaani — adessive chikungunyallani — ablative chikungunyaltani — allative chikungunyalleni — essive chikungunyanani — translative chikungunyakseni — abessive chikungunyattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chikungunyasi — accusative nom. chikungunyasi — gen. chikungunyasi genitive chikungunyasi — partitive chikungunyaasi — inessive chikungunyassasi — elative chikungunyastasi — illative chikungunyaasi — adessive chikungunyallasi — ablative chikungunyaltasi — allative chikungunyallesi — essive chikungunyanasi — translative chikungunyaksesi — abessive chikungunyattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chikungunyamme — accusative nom. chikungunyamme — gen. chikungunyamme genitive chikungunyamme — partitive chikungunyaamme — inessive chikungunyassamme — elative chikungunyastamme — illative chikungunyaamme — adessive chikungunyallamme — ablative chikungunyaltamme — allative chikungunyallemme — essive chikungunyanamme — translative chikungunyaksemme — abessive chikungunyattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chikungunyanne — accusative nom. chikungunyanne — gen. chikungunyanne genitive chikungunyanne — partitive chikungunyaanne — inessive chikungunyassanne — elative chikungunyastanne — illative chikungunyaanne — adessive chikungunyallanne — ablative chikungunyaltanne — allative chikungunyallenne — essive chikungunyananne — translative chikungunyaksenne — abessive chikungunyattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative chikungunyansa — accusative nom. chikungunyansa — gen. chikungunyansa genitive chikungunyansa — partitive chikungunyaansa — inessive chikungunyassaan chikungunyassansa — elative chikungunyastaan chikungunyastansa — illative chikungunyaansa — adessive chikungunyallaan chikungunyallansa — ablative chikungunyaltaan chikungunyaltansa — allative chikungunyalleen chikungunyallensa — essive chikungunyanaan chikungunyanansa — translative chikungunyakseen chikungunyaksensa — abessive chikungunyattaan chikungunyattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English chikungunya.

Noun

chikungunya f (plural chikungunyas)

1. Alternative form of chicungunha

Spanish

Noun

chikungunya m or f by sense (uncountable)

1. chikungunya