Kirundi
gukungura
Word parts: gu-kungura
goo-koo-NGOO-ra
How to say it
Kirundigukunguragoo-koo-NGOO-rasoon
Englishto skinsoon
Frenchécorchersoon
Meaning
to skin someone or something, or to throw it down on the ground.
Good to know
transitive, causative counterpart of gukunguka.
Examples
- Yarakunguye ukuguru igihe yasunitswe n'umugenzi we.He skinned his leg when his friend pushed him down.
- Ntukungure uwo mwana, aracari muto.Don't throw that child down, he's still small.
- Abasore barakunguranye mu mukino w'imbaraga.The young men threw each other down in the wrestling match.
- Tuzokungura ivyo bisimba tubishire ku modoka.We will throw down those bundles to load them on the vehicle.
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