# 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: /t͡ʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/, /ˌt͡ʃɪkənˈɡʌnjə/

### Noun

chikungunya (uncountable)
* 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
### References

* 1 2 “chikungunya”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* ↑ Pieter Jacob Kraal (2005) Universiteit Leiden, editor, A Grammar of Makonde‎, Chinnima, Tanzania, →ISBN, page 198 (book) or 212 (PDF): “-kunja ... bend.”

### Further reading

* chikungunya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English chikungunya.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtʃikuŋɡunjɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃikuŋˌŋunjɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ŋunjɑ
* Hyphenation: chi‧kun‧gun‧ya

### Noun

chikungunya
* chikungunya

#### Declension

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)
* Alternative form of chicungunha

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* chicungunya
* chicunguña
* chikunguña

### Etymology

English chikungunya

### Noun

chikungunya m or f by sense (uncountable)
* chikungunya