Kirundi
isunzu
ee-SOON-zoo
How to say it
Kirundiisunzuee-SOON-zoosoon
Englishtopknotsoon
Frenchtouffe de cheveuxsoon
Meaning
a tuft of hair or grass gathered at the top, a topknot, hair tuft, or crest.
Good to know
topknot, bit of hair on top of head, hair tuft; bunch of grass at top of hut; crest of birds
Examples
- Inkoko ifise isunzu ku mutwe.The chicken has a crest on its head.
- Yagize isunzu ry'imisatsi hejuru y'umutwe.She had a tuft of hair on top of her head.
- Ntabwo inzu zose zifise isunzu ry'ubwatsi.Not all huts have a tuft of grass on top.
- Twarabonye isunzu ry'inyoni itazwi.We saw the crest of an unfamiliar bird.
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