Kirundi
umuniho
Word parts: umu-niho
oo-moo-NEE-hoh
How to say it
Kirundiumunihooo-moo-NEE-hohsoon
Englishgroansoon
Frenchgémissementsoon
Meaning
a low sound of pain or distress; a groan.
Good to know
class 3/4 noun; plural iminiho.
Examples
- Umuniho we waranyumvise kure.I heard his groan from far away.
- Yavuze umuniho ku ndwara ikaze.He let out a groan from the severe pain.
- Ntitwongeye kwumva umuniho we.We no longer hear his groaning.
- Iminiho y'abarwaye yaranyaze mu bitaro.The groans of the patients filled the hospital.
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