Kirundi
kuraba
Word parts: ku-raba
koo-RAH-bah
How to say it
Kirundikurabakoo-RAH-bahsoon
Englishto dyesoon
Frenchteindresoon
Meaning
to dye or color something, or, in an unrelated sense, to faint or wilt.
Good to know
covers two distinct senses that share the same verb shape: coloring cloth or hair, and fainting or wilting; context tells them apart.
Examples
- Umukenyezi araraba umusatsi wiwe.The woman dyes her hair.
- Araraba amaze kumva inkuru mbi.He faints upon hearing bad news.
- Ntaraba impuzu z'abandi.I don't dye other people's clothes.
- Ese ururabo ruraraba neza iyi mpuzu?Does this dye color the fabric well?
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