Kirundi
igihumura
Word parts: igi-humura
ee-gee-hoo-MOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundiigihumuraee-gee-hoo-MOO-rahsoon
Englishterrified onesoon
Frenchpersonne terrifiéesoon
Meaning
a person or thing overcome by intense fear or fright.
Good to know
Describes someone visibly shaking or frozen with fear, often used sympathetically.
Examples
- Uwo mwana yari igihumura igihe c'umuyaga mwinshi.That child was terrified during the big storm.
- Ese ukimeze nk'igihumura?Are you still as terrified as before?
- Sinari igihumura, nari nsanzwe.I was not terrified, I was calm.
- Azoba igihumura niba abona inzoka.He will be terrified if he sees a snake.
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