Kirundi
ibicurane
Word parts: ibi-curane
ee-bee-choo-RAH-neh
How to say it
Kirundiibicuraneee-bee-choo-RAH-nehsoon
Englishcold in headsoon
Frenchrhume de cerveausoon
Meaning
A head cold, a mild illness with a runny or blocked nose.
Good to know
class 8 plural noun, paired with kurwara ("to be sick with").
Examples
- Ndarwara ibicurane none.I am sick with a cold today.
- Umwana yararwaye ibicurane umwaka ushize.The child had a cold last year.
- Nzorwara ibicurane niba mbaye mu mvura.I will catch a cold if I stay in the rain.
- Ntafise ibicurane none.He does not have a cold today.
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