indimi

Kirundi

kugaywa

Word parts: ku-gaywa

ku-GA-ywa

How to say it

Kirundikugaywaku-GA-ywasoon
Englishto be hatedsoon
Frenchêtre haïsoon

Meaning

to be hated or looked down upon by others.

Good to know

A dialectal variant of kugawa (to be hated, despised).

Examples

  • Umwana mubi aragaywa n'abandi bana.A badly behaved child is disliked by other children.
  • Ni kubera iki ugaywa muri iki kiyago?Why are you hated in this village?
  • Ntagaywa n'ababanyi biwe iyo yitwaje neza.He is not hated by his neighbors when he behaves well.
  • Ejo abanywanyi babi bazogaywa n'abandi.Tomorrow bad companions will be disliked by others.

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