Kirundi
kuvungisha
Word parts: ku-vungisha
koo-voo-NGEE-shah
How to say it
Kirundikuvungishakoo-voo-NGEE-shahsoon
Englishto cause to crush grainsoon
Frenchfaire écraser le grain, écraser avecsoon
Meaning
to cause someone to crush grain, or to crush something using a particular means.
Good to know
to cause to crush grain, crush with
Examples
- Yavungishije umukobwa wiwe ibigori.He had his daughter crush the maize.
- Ndavungisha ibinyampeke n'urutare.I crush the grain using a stone.
- Ntukavungishe ico gikoresho conona.Don't use that broken tool to crush grain.
- Twavungishije abana bacu ibirongo.We had our children crush the seeds.
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