indimi

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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