Kirundi
kubamburwa
Word parts: ku-bamburwa
ku-ba-mbu-RWA
How to say it
Kirundikubamburwaku-ba-mbu-RWAsoon
Englishto be taken downsoon
Frenchêtre descendusoon
Meaning
to be taken down from a cross, or to have a stretched hide removed from the pegs used to dry it.
Good to know
The passive of kubamba; used in the biblical account of Christ's body being taken down from the cross.
Examples
- Umubiri wa Yesu warabamburiwe ku musaraba.Jesus's body was taken down from the cross.
- Ni ryari iyo mpu izobamburwa?When will that hide be taken off the pegs?
- Nta muntu yarabamburiwe ubu.No one has been taken down yet.
- Ejo bazobambura iyo mpu yumye.Tomorrow they will remove that dried hide from the pegs.
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