Kirundi
amashoka
Word parts: ama-shoka
ah-mah-SHOH-kah
How to say it
Kirundiamashokaah-mah-SHOH-kahsoon
Englishaxessoon
Frenchhachessoon
Meaning
More than one axe; hand tools with heavy blades used for chopping wood.
Good to know
plural of ishoka (i- class).
Examples
- Amashoka araboneka mu bwato bw'ibikoresho.The axes are in the tool shed.
- Amashoka yanyu arakomeye?Are your axes strong?
- Amashoka ntabwo atyaye neza.The axes are not sharpened well.
- Amashoka azokoreshwa mu gutema inkwi.The axes will be used to cut firewood.
The same word in
Not yet checked by a native speaker.