Kirundi
kwica
Word parts: kw-ica
KWEE-cha
How to say it
KirundikwicaKWEE-chasoon
Englishto killsoon
Frenchtuersoon
Meaning
to take the life of a person or animal, to kill.
Good to know
the idiom kwica inyota, literally "to kill the thirst," means to quench one's thirst.
Examples
- Uwo mugabo yishe inzoka mu murima.That man killed a snake in the field.
- Ntiwokwica umuntu ku mpamvu nk'iyo.You must not kill a person over a reason like that.
- Ese amazi yakize inyota yawe?Did the water quench your thirst?
- Bazokwica inka kugira ngo bafungure abashitsi.They will slaughter a cow in order to feed the guests.
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