Kirundi
kugenyera
Word parts: ku-genyera
ku-ge-NYE-ra
How to say it
Kirundikugenyeraku-ge-NYE-rasoon
Englishto circumcisesoon
Frenchcirconciresoon
Meaning
to perform circumcision on a boy or man, cutting the foreskin as a customary or religious rite.
Good to know
used in the context of traditional or religious circumcision rites; distinct from kugena (to intend, to appoint).
Examples
- Umuganga yagenyeye umuhungu wiwe.The doctor circumcised his son.
- Ni ryari bagenyera abahungu muri iki gihugu?When do they circumcise boys in this country?
- Ntibakigenyera mu gasozi nk'imisi ya kera.They no longer circumcise in the countryside as in the old days.
- Uwo muganga azogenyera abahungu bane ejo.That doctor will circumcise four boys tomorrow.
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