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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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