Kirundi
kwomboka
Word parts: kw-omboka
kohm-BOH-kah
How to say it
Kirundikwombokakohm-BOH-kahsoon
Englishto walk stealthilysoon
Frenchmarcher furtivementsoon
Meaning
to walk stealthily or move about quietly out of fear or caution.
Good to know
close in meaning to kwomba.
Examples
- Umujura yagerageje kwomboka mu gisagara.The thief tried to move stealthily through the neighborhood.
- Ntashaka kwomboka nk'aho ndi umunyagano.I don't want to walk stealthily as if I were a criminal.
- Twabonye umuntu ashaka kwomboka iruhande y'urugo.We saw someone trying to sneak stealthily beside the compound.
- Uzokwomboka gute utamenyekana?How will you move stealthily without being noticed?
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