Kirundi
ikibuno
Word parts: iki-buno
ee-kee-BOO-noh
How to say it
Kirundiikibunoee-kee-BOO-nohsoon
Englishbottomsoon
Frenchderrière, fessessoon
Meaning
the buttocks, the bottom.
Good to know
Somewhat blunt or colloquial in register.
Examples
- Yicaye hasi, ikibuno kimuvuna.He sat on the ground, and his backside hurts.
- Ese warakomerekejwe ku kibuno?Were you hurt on your backside?
- Umwana yaguye ku kibuno atarize.The child fell on his bottom without crying.
- Ntavuga ivy'ikibuno mu bantu benshi, biteye isoni.One doesn't talk about the backside in front of a crowd, it's embarrassing.
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