Kirundi
gutituka
Word parts: gu-tituka
goo-tee-TOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundigutitukagoo-tee-TOO-kahsoon
Englishto be despisedsoon
Frenchêtre méprisé, haïsoon
Meaning
to be despised or held in contempt; also, for soil to be worn out and no longer produce.
Good to know
to be despised, despicable, to be worn out (of soil), no longer produce
Examples
- Umugabo atita akazi katituka mu maso y'abandi.A lazy man's work becomes despised in others' eyes.
- Ese umurima waratitutse koko?Has the field really become worn out?
- Ntitituka ivyo dukorera ku mutima.What we do wholeheartedly does not become despised.
- Nimba badahingura umurima, uzotituka.If they don't rotate the field, it will wear out and stop producing.
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