Kirundi
ibinini
Word parts: ibi-nini
ee-bee-NEE-nee
How to say it
Kirundiibininiee-bee-NEE-neesoon
Englishpills, tabletssoon
Frenchcompriméssoon
Meaning
pills or tablets of medicine, named after the cinchona tree whose bark yields quinine; the plural of ikinini.
Good to know
plural of ikinini (iki-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Umuganga yampaye ibinini vyo kunywa kabiri ku munsi.The doctor gave me pills to take twice a day.
- Waranyweye ibinini vyawe ejo bundi?Did you take your pills the day before yesterday?
- Ntibinini bisigaye mu duka ry'imiti.There are no pills left at the pharmacy.
- Umuforomo azondungika ibinini bishasha ku wa kabiri.The nurse will send me new pills on Tuesday.
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