Kirundi
gutota
Word parts: gu-tota
goo-TOH-tah
How to say it
Kirundigutotagoo-TOH-tahsoon
Englishto sprinkle medicine, to be soakedsoon
Frenchasperger de médicament, être trempésoon
Meaning
to sprinkle protective medicine around a place, or to be thoroughly soaked with water.
Good to know
two senses, one ritual and one purely physical (being drenched).
Examples
- Umupfumu aratota urugo n'umuti.The healer sprinkles the compound with medicine.
- Ese uratota iyo imvura igutashe?Do you get soaked when the rain catches you?
- Ntatota, afise imvano.He doesn't get soaked — he has an umbrella.
- Bazotota niba imvura ikomeye igwa.They will get soaked if heavy rain falls.
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