Kirundi
akaminuza
a-ka-mi-NU-za
How to say it
Kirundiakaminuzaa-ka-mi-NU-zasoon
Englishparagonsoon
Frenchexemple suprêmesoon
Meaning
something that surpasses everything else of its kind, a superlative example.
Good to know
class 12 noun, from kuminuza (to surpass); used for something considered the very best of its type.
Examples
- Uyu mukino ni akaminuza k'ubuhanga.This game is a paragon of skill.
- Ese iki gitabu ni akaminuza?Is this book a paragon?
- Nta kaminuza mbona muri ibi bikorwa.I see no paragon among these works.
- Bazovuga ko ari akaminuza k'abanyeshuri.They will say he is a paragon among students.
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