Kirundi
kunaga
Word parts: ku-naga
koo-NAH-gah
How to say it
Kirundikunagakoo-NAH-gahsoon
Englishto sprout after cuttingsoon
Frenchrepousser après la coupesoon
Meaning
to sprout again after being cut down.
Good to know
used of plants and crops that regrow from a cut stump or stalk.
Examples
- Ibigori biranaga nyuma yo gusarurwa.The maize sprouts again after being harvested.
- Iki gihinga ntikinaga nyuma yo gutemwa.This plant doesn't regrow after being cut.
- Ese ivyatsi vyaranaze nyuma y'imvura?Did the grass sprout back after the rain?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.