Kirundi
ikiramata
Word parts: iki-ramata
ee-kee-rah-MAH-tah
How to say it
Kirundiikiramataee-kee-rah-MAH-tahsoon
Englishburrsoon
Frenchgraine accrocheuse (de buisson)soon
Meaning
a burr of a bush.
Good to know
burr (of bush)
Examples
- Impuzu zacu zaruzuye ibiramata igihe twaciye mu bwatsi.Our clothes got covered with burrs when we walked through the bush.
- Ese ikiramata kimwe kimeze gute?What does one burr look like?
- Nta kiramata na kimwe twumvise cavuye ku mpuzu zacu.We didn't feel a single burr come off our clothes.
- Abana bakina bakwiragiza ibiramata ku bagenziwe.Children play by throwing burrs at each other.
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