Kirundi
kurabika
Word parts: ku-rabika
koo-rah-BEE-kah
How to say it
Kirundikurabikakoo-rah-BEE-kahsoon
Englishto wiltsoon
Frenchse fanersoon
Meaning
to wilt or cause fainting, to be colored, or to strike someone down almost to the point of death.
Good to know
spans three related senses of the same root: withering, dyeing, and being violently struck down.
Examples
- Indabo yararabitse kubera izuba rikaze.The flower wilted from the harsh sun.
- Yararabitswe n'igihuha aramanuka.He was struck down and collapsed.
- Ntirabika vuba iyo iyifashe neza.It doesn't wilt quickly if it's cared for well.
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