indimi

Kirundi

inkovu

in-KOH-voo

How to say it

Kirundiinkovuin-KOH-voosoon
Englishscarsoon
Frenchcicatricesoon

Meaning

a mark left on skin after a wound has healed.

Good to know

scar

Examples

  • Afise inkovu ku gikanka.He has a scar on his knee.
  • Iyo nkovu wayironse gute?How did you get that scar?
  • Nta nkovu ndwaye ku maboko.I have no scar on my arms.
  • Igikomere caramuciye inkovu.The wound left him a scar.

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