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hĩnju

adj.

  1. thin, gaunt, weak. Lacking flesh or fat; emaciated, lean, or physically weak; in poor condition.

Example: nacio ng’ombe icio mũgwanja hĩnju mũno, itarĩ njega, irarĩa ng’ombe icio mũgwanja noru cia mbere; (GEN 41:20) — The gaunt, bad cows devoured the first seven fat cows.