Kirundi
imihunda
Word parts: imi-hunda
ee-mee-HOON-dah
How to say it
Kirundiimihundaee-mee-HOON-dahsoon
Englishnailed stickssoon
Frenchbâtons à clousoon
Meaning
Sticks fitted with a nail or metal tip, or the metal butt-end of a spear.
Good to know
plural of umuhunda (umu-/imi- class).
Examples
- Imihunda ikoreshwa n'abashumba mu kwirwanako.Nailed sticks are used by herders to defend themselves.
- Ese imihunda yose ifise ubwuzu bumwe?Do all the nailed sticks have the same nail size?
- Imihunda ntikoreshwa mu gutera abantu.Nailed sticks are not used to strike people.
- Umuhinga azokora imihunda mishasha y'icuma.The smith will make new metal-tipped sticks.
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