ubwanwa
oo-BWAH-nwah
How to say it
Kirundiubwanwaoo-BWAH-nwah
Englishbeard
Frenchbarbe
Meaning
The hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks.
Good to know
An ubu noun used as a mass word: ubwanwa bwiwe, his beard. kumera ubwanwa, to grow a beard, is said of a boy becoming a man; kwogosha ubwanwa, to shave.
Examples
- Dawe afise ubwanwa bwera.My father has a white beard.
- Yogosha ubwanwa buri gitondo.He shaves his beard every morning.
- Ubwanwa bwiwe ni burebure cane.His beard is very long.
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