isabukuru
ee-sah-boo-KOO-roo
How to say it
Kirundiisabukuruee-sah-boo-KOO-roo
Englishanniversary; birthday; jubilee
Frenchanniversaire ; jubilé
Meaning
The day that recalls, each year, an event such as a birth, a wedding or the founding of something, and the celebration held on it.
Good to know
An in noun: isabukuru nziza, happy birthday; kugira isabukuru, to have a birthday; isabukuru y'imyaka mirongo itanu, a fiftieth anniversary.
Examples
- Uyu musi ni isabukuru yanje.Today is my birthday.
- Twahimbaje isabukuru y'imyaka icumi y'ishure ryacu.We celebrated the tenth anniversary of our school.
- Isabukuru nziza, mwana wanje!Happy birthday, my child!
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