Kirundi
guhongora
Word parts: gu-hongora
goo-hoh-NGOH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiguhongoragoo-hoh-NGOH-rahsoon
Englishto pull out teethsoon
Frencharracher les dentssoon
Meaning
to pull out a tooth, or to file a notch or gap into teeth.
Good to know
Distinct from guhongoka (a tooth falling out on its own) — this is someone deliberately removing or notching a tooth.
Examples
- Umuganga yanhongoye iryinyo ribabaza.The doctor pulled out my aching tooth.
- Kera bamwe bahongoraga amenyo babigira ku mugani.Long ago some people used to notch their teeth as a custom.
- Ntawahongoye iryo yinyo, ryaguye ryonyene.Nobody pulled that tooth out, it fell out on its own.
- Uzohongorwa iryinyo ejo mu gitondo.You will have the tooth pulled tomorrow morning.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.