Kirundi
kununuza
Word parts: ku-nunuza
koo-noo-NOO-zah
How to say it
Kirundikununuzakoo-noo-NOO-zahsoon
Englishto sucksoon
Frenchsucer, absorbersoon
Meaning
to suck out, as juice from a fruit, or to absorb liquid.
Good to know
related to the nominal form uku-nunuza (absorption).
Examples
- Umwana aranununuza umuceri w'urubuto.The child sucks the juice out of the fruit.
- Iki gitambaro kiranununuza amazi menshi.This cloth absorbs a lot of water.
- Ese ubu butaka buranununuza imvura vuba?Does this soil absorb the rain quickly?
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