urukebu

How to say it

Meaning

a stiff, twisted neck that is painful to turn.

Good to know

torticollis, stiff neck

Examples

• Yabuze gusinzira neza aca aronka urukebu.He slept badly and woke up with a stiff neck.
• Ese urukebu rwawe rurakomeye?Is your stiff neck bad?
• Ntashoboye kuzunguruza umutwe kubera urukebu.He could not turn his head because of the stiff neck.
• Umuti w'ivumo urakiza urukebu.A hot compress cures a stiff neck.