kworokereza

How to say it

Meaning

to give a cow medicine so she accepts her calf, or by extension, to stand up for and support someone one trusts.

Good to know

the herding sense is a traditional pastoral remedy; the figurative sense (standing up for a trusted person) has broadened out from it.

Examples

• Umuragwa yagerageje kworokereza inka kugira yakire ikinyana cayo.The herder tried to treat the cow so she would accept her calf.
• Ndashaka kworokereza mwene wacu afise ikibazo.I want to stand up for my relative who has a problem.
• Uragomba kworokereza abo wizigiye igihe bafise ikibazo.You should stand up for the people you trust when they're in trouble.

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