gutumagura

How to say it

Meaning

to hit someone repeatedly but gently with the fist, as a mother sometimes does to a child.

Good to know

to hit repeatedly but gently with fist (mother sometimes does it to child)

Examples

• Nyina yatumaguye umwana wiwe kubera ubugarariji.The mother tapped her child repeatedly on the fist for being naughty.
• Ese ababyeyi baratumagura abana babo kenshi?Do parents often tap their children with light fist blows?
• Ntitumagura abana ku buryo bwo kubababaza.One doesn't hit children hard enough to hurt them.
• Nimba akomeje kudatega amatwi, azomutumagura.If he keeps not listening, she'll give him a light tap.