gukikira

How to say it

Meaning

to go around something, or to wrap one's arms around someone, as in cradling a baby or embracing.

Good to know

covers both movement, going around or passing by, and embrace, cradling or hugging, unified by the sense of encircling.

Examples

• Yarakikiye inzu kugira ngo arabe inyuma.He went around the house to look at the back.
• Nyina yarakikiye umwana amwikoreye.The mother cradled the child in her arms.
• Ntiwakikiye neza, waciye uhita imbere.You did not go around properly, you cut straight through instead.
• Abagenzi barakikiye ishamba kugira ngo batazobura inzira.The travelers went around the forest so as not to lose their way.

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