Kirundi
guhanama
Word parts: gu-hanama
gu-ha-NA-ma
How to say it
Kirundiguhanamagu-ha-NA-masoon
Englishto be abovesoon
Frenchêtre au-dessussoon
Meaning
to be positioned higher than something, or to project outward and upward.
Good to know
describes something jutting or towering above, e.g. a cliff or a branch overhanging a path.
Examples
- Iryo joro ryarahanama hejuru y'umusozi.That cliff stands high above the hill.
- Ishami ry'igiti riharanama hejuru y'inzira.The tree branch juts out above the path.
- Ntihahanama kirometero na kimwe hejuru y'urwo ruzi.Nothing rises even a kilometer above that river.
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