Kirundi
ibiheri
Word parts: ibi-heri
ee-bee-HEH-ree
How to say it
Kirundiibiheriee-bee-HEH-reesoon
Englishbedbugssoon
Frenchpunaisessoon
Meaning
Small blood-feeding insects that infest bedding; bedbugs, a regional variant of ibihere.
Good to know
plural of igiheri (igi-/ibi- class); regional variant of ibihere.
Examples
- Iwacu ivyo bita ibiheri ni vyo bita ibihere ahandi.What we call ibiheri at home is called ibihere elsewhere.
- Ibiheri birashobora kwanduza uruhu.Bedbugs can irritate the skin.
- Ntibisanzwe kubona ibiheri henshi nk'ubu.It's not usual to see this many bedbugs these days.
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