Kirundi
gukunguka
Word parts: gu-kunguka
goo-koo-NGOO-ka
How to say it
Kirundigukungukagoo-koo-NGOO-kasoon
Englishto be skinnedsoon
Frenchêtre écorché (en tombant)soon
Meaning
to be skinned or grazed by a fall.
Good to know
intransitive, passive-like counterpart to gukungagurika.
Examples
- Yarakungutse ku rutugu igihe yaguye kuva ku giti.He got skinned on the shoulder when he fell from the tree.
- Ntukunguke, iyo mihana irimwo amabuye menshi.Don't get skinned, that road is full of stones.
- Umwana yarakungutse mu maguru ariko arasiganwa.The child got skinned on the legs while racing.
- Uzokunguka nimba uguye kuri ayo mabuye.You will get scraped if you fall on those rocks.
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