Kirundi
urubiga
Word parts: uru-biga
oo-roo-BEE-ga
How to say it
Kirundiurubigaoo-roo-BEE-gasoon
Englishedgesoon
Frenchbordsoon
Meaning
the edge or rim of a dish or container.
Good to know
edge, brim (of dish, container) ku-bigira ku mpaka to do it on purpose i-bigirānkana willfully, intentionally, on purpose, willingly
Examples
- Amata yagumye ku rubiga rw'icyansi.The milk stayed at the rim of the jug.
- Ntukuzuze isahani kugera ku rubiga.Don't fill the plate all the way to the edge.
- Urubiga rw'inkono rwarononekaye.The rim of the pot was chipped.
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