Kirundi
isevu
ee-SEH-voo
How to say it
Kirundiisevuee-SEH-voosoon
Englishhiccoughsoon
Frenchhoquetsoon
Meaning
a sudden involuntary spasm of breathing, hiccough.
Good to know
A variant of isefu, same meaning.
Examples
- Umwana afise isevu kuva agasuka amazi vuba.The baby has hiccups from drinking water too fast.
- Isevu ryamuhagaritse kuvuga.The hiccups stopped him from speaking.
- Ntabwo hari uburyo bwihuse bwo guhagarika isevu.There's no quick way to stop hiccups.
- Bamwongereye amazi kugira ngo isevu rihagarare.They gave him more water so the hiccups would stop.
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