Kirundi
gukenyeza
Word parts: gu-kenyeza
goo-keh-nyeh-ZA
How to say it
Kirundigukenyezagoo-keh-nyeh-ZAsoon
Englishto encirclesoon
Frenchencercler, entourersoon
Meaning
to tie something around a person's waist, to gird someone with a belt or cloth.
Good to know
causative of gukenyera, said of dressing or binding someone at the waist.
Examples
- Yarakenyeje umwana umukanda w'umutekano.She tied a safety belt around the child's waist.
- Bakenyeza abasirikare ibirwanisho imbere y'urugamba.They gird the soldiers with weapons before battle.
- Ntiwakenyeje neza uwo mwenda.You did not tie that cloth properly at the waist.
- Ejo bazokenyeza abakobwa imyenda ya kera.Tomorrow they will gird the girls with traditional cloth belts.
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