Kirundi
kuyomboka
Word parts: ku-yomboka
koo-yoh-MBOH-kah
How to say it
Kirundikuyombokakoo-yoh-MBOH-kahsoon
Englishto go softlysoon
Frenchaller doucementsoon
Meaning
to move quietly on tiptoe, going softly so as not to be heard.
Good to know
to go softly, quietly; to go on tiptoe
Examples
- Yayombotse mu nzu kugira ngo atazokangura abana.He tiptoed into the house so as not to wake the children.
- Ntukayomboke inyuma yanje, uransanze.Don't sneak up quietly behind me, you startled me.
- Ese wagenda uyomboka igihe cose?Do you always walk about that quietly?
- Umukecuru arayomboka kubera intumbero ye.The old woman moves softly because of her hip.
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