Kirundi
umwotsi
Word parts: umw-otsi
oom-WOH-tsee
How to say it
Kirundiumwotsioom-WOH-tseesoon
Englishsmokesoon
Frenchfuméesoon
Meaning
smoke, the visible vapor given off by something burning.
Good to know
smoke
Examples
- Umwotsi uraduha amaso.The smoke stings our eyes.
- Twabonye umwotsi uva kure mw'ishamba.We saw smoke rising from the forest in the distance.
- Umwotsi wagenze bimubuza guhumeka neza.The smoke made it hard for him to breathe.
- Ntawuzi ico gitera umwotsi mwinshi mu gisagara.No one knows what's causing so much smoke in the town.
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