Kirundi
kuramagura
Word parts: ku-ramagura
koo-rah-mah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikuramagurakoo-rah-mah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto beatsoon
Frenchbattre, fouetter (lait, œufs, etc.)soon
Meaning
to beat someone hard enough to raise welts on the skin.
Good to know
to beat (raising welts)
Examples
- Umwarimu ntaramagura abanyeshure.The teacher does not beat the students to raise welts.
- Ese yaramaguwe n'inkoni?Was he beaten with a stick until it left welts?
- Ntawuramagura umwana n'iyo yakoze ikibi.No one should beat a child that hard, even if he did wrong.
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