Kirundi
kuyaza
Word parts: ku-yaza
koo-YAH-zah
How to say it
Kirundikuyazakoo-YAH-zahsoon
Englishto cause to meltsoon
Frenchfaire fondresoon
Meaning
to cause something to melt.
Good to know
another causative of the -yag- root, close in meaning to kuyagisha.
Examples
- Umukozi arayaza ivuta ku muriro muto.The worker melts the fat over a low fire.
- Uyu mwanzu ntushobora kuyaza urutare.This heat cannot melt stone.
- Twayazaga isukari kugira dukore ibitoke biryoshe.We used to melt sugar to make sweet treats.
- Bazoyaza ico cuma bakigira ivyuma vy'ibikoresho.They will melt that metal down and turn it into tools.
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