Kirundi
umukuka
Word parts: umu-kuka
oo-moo-KOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundiumukukaoo-moo-KOO-kahsoon
Englishcliffsoon
Frenchfalaisesoon
Meaning
a steep, high face of rock, earth, or a riverbank.
Good to know
class 3/4 noun; plural imikuka.
Examples
- Uwo mukuka ni muremure cane.That cliff is very high.
- Ntugende hafi y'umukuka, uzogwa.Don't walk near the cliff, you'll fall.
- Twarabonye imikuka myinshi ku nkombe y'ikiyaga.We saw many cliffs along the lake shore.
- Yaguye ku mukuka aca apfa.He fell off the cliff and died.
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