Kirundi
gukabika
Word parts: gu-kabika
goo-kah-BEE-kah
How to say it
Kirundigukabikagoo-kah-BEE-kahsoon
Englishto cause to wiltsoon
Frenchfaire faner, desséchersoon
Meaning
to cause a plant to wither or dry up.
Good to know
The causative of gukaba.
Examples
- Izuba rirakabika ibimera bidafise amazi.The sun withers plants that have no water.
- Ntukigere ukabika iyi ndabo utayihereza amazi.Don't let this flower wilt by failing to water it.
- Ubukonje burashobora gukabika ibiterwa bimwe.Cold can also cause certain crops to wilt.
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