Kirundi
gupfunywa
Word parts: gu-pfunywa
goo-PFOO-nywah
How to say it
Kirundigupfunywagoo-PFOO-nywahsoon
Englishto be wrinkledsoon
Frenchêtre froissésoon
Meaning
to be in a crumpled or wrinkled state.
Good to know
closely related to gupfunyirana; often used interchangeably.
Examples
- Impu irapfunywa cane.The hide is very wrinkled.
- Ntashaka umwenda upfunywa.He doesn't want a wrinkled garment.
- Uzi igituma iyi mpapuro ipfunywa?Do you know why this paper is wrinkled?
- Umwenda uzopfunywa niwushirwa mu mufuka utoya.The garment will get wrinkled if it's put in a small bag.
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