Kirundi
kuzura
Word parts: ku-zura
koo-ZOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikuzurakoo-ZOO-rahsoon
Englishto raise from deadsoon
Frenchressuscitersoon
Meaning
to raise someone from the dead, or to exhume a body.
Good to know
distinct from kuzuka (to rise oneself); this is the act done to another.
Examples
- Bavuga ngo Kristu yarazuye Lazaro.They say Christ raised Lazarus from the dead.
- Ntushobora kuzura umuntu upfuye.You cannot raise a dead person.
- Ese bazura ryari umurambo wiwe?When will they exhume his body?
- Abaganga barazuye umurambo kugira ngo barabe icamwishe.The doctors exhumed the body to determine what killed him.
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