Kirundi
umucokoranyi
Word parts: umu-cokoranyi
oo-moo-cho-koh-RAH-nyee
How to say it
Kirundiumucokoranyioo-moo-cho-koh-RAH-nyeesoon
Englishslanderersoon
Frenchcalomniateursoon
Meaning
a person who habitually mocks or belittles others in speech.
Good to know
a disapproving term for someone with a sharp, mocking tongue; class 1/2, plural abacokoranyi.
Examples
- Uwo mugabo ni umucokoranyi, ahora atuka abandi.That man is a mocker, he is always insulting others.
- Ntukagire umucokoranyi mu bagenzi bawe.Do not have a mocker among your friends.
- Abacokoranyi ntibakundwa n'abaturage.Mockers are not liked by the people.
- Yaje kuba umucokoranyi kubera ubuzima bubi yagize.He became a scorner because of the hard life he had.
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