kuramura

How to say it

Meaning

to raise welts or blisters on the skin from a blow or a burn, or to strike someone hard enough to break the skin.

Good to know

to swell up in welts (when beaten or burned); to strike another and peel the skin off; to put temper in metal; to wean

Examples

• Umuriro ararama urwara ukaramurwa.The fire is fierce enough to blister the skin.
• Ntaramura umwana n'iyo yamubwiye ikibi.He doesn't strike the child hard enough to break the skin, even for wrongdoing.
• Ese yaramuwe n'inkoni?Was he beaten badly enough with the stick to raise welts?