Kirundi
ikebano
ee-keh-BAH-noh
How to say it
Kirundiikebanoee-keh-BAH-nohsoon
Englishsmall pot girls put butter insoon
Frenchpetit pot à beurresoon
Meaning
a small pot, traditionally used by girls, in which butter is kept.
Good to know
An old-fashioned household item; today many speakers would just say 'agasupa k'amavuta' instead.
Examples
- Nyogokuru afise ikebano cuzuye amavuta.My grandmother has a butter-pot full of ghee.
- Ese hari ikebano kuri iyi tavo?Is there a butter-pot on this shelf?
- Abakobwa ba kera batunga ikebano imwe imwe.Girls in the old days each owned their own butter-pot.
- Sinigeze mbona ikebano nk'iki.I have never seen a butter-pot like this one.
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