Kirundi
umuvuba
Word parts: umu-vuba
oo-moo-VOO-bah
How to say it
Kirundiumuvubaoo-moo-VOO-bahsoon
Englishbellowssoon
Frenchsouffletsoon
Meaning
a tool used to blow air onto a fire to make it burn hotter, especially by a blacksmith.
Good to know
Plural imivuba; associated with traditional blacksmithing.
Examples
- Umuhanga yakoresheje umuvuba ku muriro.The blacksmith used the bellows on the fire.
- Ese uyu muvuba uracakora?Does this bellows still work?
- Nta muvuba dufise mu ruganda.We have no bellows in the workshop.
- Tuzogura umuvuba mushasha.We will buy a new bellows.
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