Kirundi
igitsina
Word parts: igi-tsina
ee-ghee-TSEE-nah
How to say it
Kirundiigitsinaee-ghee-TSEE-nahsoon
Englishbase of treesoon
Frenchpied d'arbresoon
Meaning
the base or trunk of a tree, or, in a different sense, biological sex or gender.
Good to know
base of tree; sex, gender
Examples
- Twicaye ku gitsina c'igiti.We sat at the base of the tree.
- Ese igitsina c'uwo mwana ni umuhungu canke umukobwa?Is that child's sex male or female?
- Nta gitsina c'igiti twabonye gikomeye.We found no sturdy tree base.
- Ivyandikwa vyerekana igitsina c'umwana igihe avutse.Documents show the child's sex at birth.
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