KASA

Yoruba

Noun

KASA

1. (virology) Abbreviation of kòkòrò apa-sójà-ara (“HIV”).

Usage notes

Coined in 2017.

Derived terms

• alárùn KASA (“HIV positive person”)
• aláìní KASA (“HIV negative person”)
• oníKASA (“HIV patient”)
• oògùn KASA (“HIV medication”)
• ọmọ oníKASA (“child living with HIV”)
• àrùn KASA (“HIV disease”)
• àyẹ̀wò KASA (“HIV screening”)
• èèpo KASA (“HIV envelope”)
• ìdẹ́kun KASA (“HIV prevention”)
• ìkóràn KASA (“HIV infection, HIV transmission”)

 

References

“English-Yorùbá Glossary of HIV, AIDS and Ebola-Related Terms”, in University of Ibadan‎^[1], 2017, archived from the original on 2 January 2022.