Kirundi
gupfuvya
Word parts: gu-pfuvya
goo-PFOO-vyah
How to say it
Kirundigupfuvyagoo-PFOO-vyahsoon
Englishto put something cool on a burnsoon
Frenchsoulager une brûluresoon
Meaning
to apply something cool to a burn to soothe it.
Good to know
to put something cool on a burn
Examples
- Umubyeyi yarapfuvyije umwana amazi akonje ku gikomere.The mother applied cool water to the child's burn.
- Ntawushobora gupfuvya igisebe kigikaze.No one can put something cool on a fresh, severe burn.
- Uzi gupfuvya igikomere c'umuriro?Do you know how to cool a burn wound?
- Bazopfuvya ico gikomere hakiri kare.They will cool that burn while it's still fresh.
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