Kirundi
ikimasa
Word parts: iki-masa
ee-kee-MAH-sah
How to say it
Kirundiikimasaee-kee-MAH-sahsoon
Englishmale calfsoon
Frenchveau mâlesoon
Meaning
a young male bovine, a male calf.
Good to know
A farming term, distinguished from the terms used for female calves.
Examples
- Twaronse ikimasa gishasha mu rugo.We got a new male calf at home.
- Ese ikimasa cawe kirakura neza?Is your male calf growing well?
- Nta kimasa dufise muri iyi mvura.We have no male calf this season.
- Tuzogurisha ikimasa ku isoko ry'inka.We will sell the male calf at the cattle market.
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