Kirundi
uruhwa
Word parts: uru-hwa
oo-ROO-hwah
How to say it
Kirundiuruhwaoo-ROO-hwahsoon
Englishwhistlesoon
Frenchsiffletsoon
Meaning
a whistling or hissing sound.
Good to know
whistle, hiss
Examples
- Yumvise uruhwa rw'inzoka mu vyatsi.He heard the hiss of a snake in the grass.
- Ese uruhwa urwo ruvuye he?Where did that whistling sound come from?
- Ntitwashaka kwumva uruhwa nk'urwo ijoro.We do not want to hear a hiss like that at night.
- Umwana yigishijwe gukora uruhwa n'umunwa.The child was taught to make a whistling sound with his mouth.
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