Kirundi
akagabo
a-ka-GA-bo
How to say it
Kirundiakagaboa-ka-GA-bosoon
Englishthumbsoon
Frenchpoucesoon
Meaning
the thumb; by extension, a small or short man.
Good to know
the thumb sense is the common one; 'little man' is a figurative extension.
Examples
- Yakomerewe ku kagabo.He hurt his thumb.
- Akagabo kiwe karamubabaza.His thumb hurts.
- Uwo mwana ni akagabo gato mu bandi.That child is a little man among the others.
- Ntashobora gukoresha ikaramu kubera akagabo kavunitse.He can't use the pen because his thumb is broken.
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