Kirundi
gusepfura
Word parts: gu-sepfura
goo-sehp-FOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundigusepfuragoo-sehp-FOO-rahsoon
Englishto hiccupsoon
Frenchhoquetersoon
Meaning
to hiccup, to make a sudden involuntary sound in the throat.
Good to know
A variant of gusefura, meaning to hiccup.
Examples
- Umusore arasepfura kubera kunywa vuba.The young man hiccups from drinking too fast.
- Mbega urasepfura kenshi?Do you hiccup often?
- Ntasepfura iyo arya buhoro.He doesn't hiccup when he eats slowly.
- Azosepfura niba anyoye amazi make cane.He will hiccup if he drinks water too quickly.
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