Kirundi
ubukoyo
Word parts: ubu-koyo
oo-boo-KOH-yoh
How to say it
Kirundiubukoyooo-boo-KOH-yohsoon
Englishstoop- shouldered-nesssoon
Frenchdos voûtésoon
Meaning
stoop-shouldered posture caused by illness or hunger, used scornfully.
Good to know
a term of scorn describing weakened, bent posture; not a neutral or polite word.
Examples
- Ubukoyo bwiwe bwaratangaje abagenzi biwe.His stooped, worn-down look shocked his friends.
- Ntabwo bavuga ivy'ubukoyo mu maso ye.They don't speak of his stooped condition to his face.
- Indwara yamuteye ubukoyo.The illness left him stooped and worn down.
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