Kirundi
kwizingira
Word parts: kw-izingira
kwee-zeen-GEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikwizingirakwee-zeen-GEE-rahsoon
Englishto roll upsoon
Frenchs'enroulersoon
Meaning
for something to roll up or curl on its own.
Good to know
intransitive.
Examples
- Urupapuro rushobora kwizingira ku bushuhe.Paper can curl up in the heat.
- Ntitwashaka ko iyi mikeka ishobora kwizingira.We didn't want this mat to be able to curl up.
- Ibikoresho bimwe birashobora kwizingira bisigaye ku zuba.Some materials can curl up if left in the sun.
- Kubera iki iki gitabu gishobora kwizingira?Why can this book curl up?
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