Standard Lemma guide

chikungunya

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /t͡ʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/
  • /ˌt͡ʃɪkənˈɡʌnjə/
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noun

Meaning 1

A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 基孔肯雅熱 /基孔肯雅热 (jīkǒngkěnyǎrè) — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Chinese Mandarin: 屈公病 (qūgōngbìng) — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Esperanto: ĉikungunjo — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Finnish: chikungunya — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • French: chikungunya — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • French: chik — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • German: Chikungunyafieber — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Hindi: चिकनगुनिया (cikanguniyā) — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Indonesian: cikungunya — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Indonesian: flu tulang — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Italian: cicungugna — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Portuguese: chicungunha — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Portuguese: febre chicungunha — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Portuguese: catolotolo — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Russian: чикунгунья (čikungunʹja) — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Slovene: čikungunja — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Spanish: chikunguña — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
  • Urdu: چکنگنیا (chikanguniyā) — a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites