Kirundi
inyundo
ee-NYOON-doh
How to say it
Kirundiinyundoee-NYOON-dohsoon
Englishhammersoon
Frenchmarteausoon
Meaning
a tool with a heavy head used for driving nails or breaking things, a hammer.
Good to know
a Swahili loan (nyundo), widely used across the region.
Examples
- Nzana inyundo dukomange iyi msumari.Bring the hammer so we can drive in this nail.
- Inyundo yiwe yaravunitse.His hammer broke.
- Ntabwo mfise inyundo ubu.I don't have a hammer right now.
- Yakoresheje inyundo asenya urukuta.He used a hammer to break down the wall.
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