Kirundi
umunzane
Word parts: umu-nzane
oo-moon-ZAH-neh
How to say it
Kirundiumunzaneoo-moon-ZAH-nehsoon
Englishscalessoon
Frenchbalancesoon
Meaning
an instrument used for weighing things; a scale or balance.
Good to know
scales, balance Nzero January, name of moon
Examples
- Yapimye ibiro ku munzane.He weighed the goods on the scale.
- Umunzane uragaragaza uburemere bw'iki kintu.The scale shows the weight of this item.
- Ntawari afise umunzane wo gupima ibiro.There was no scale to weigh the goods.
- Uyu munzane ntacyerekana neza.This scale doesn't show accurately.
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