Kirundi
urukumbuzi
Word parts: uru-kumbuzi
oo-roo-koo-MBOO-zee
How to say it
Kirundiurukumbuzioo-roo-koo-MBOO-zeesoon
Englishnostalgiasoon
Frenchnostalgie, mal du payssoon
Meaning
a longing for home or for something in the past.
Good to know
nostalgia, homesickness
Examples
- Urukumbuzi rwaramufashe akiba kure y'urugo.Homesickness took hold of him while he was far from home.
- Ese urukumbuzi rwawe ruzoshira ryari?When will your longing for home end?
- Ntanyibutsa urukumbuzi rwanje nkumva urwo rwimbo.That song reminds me of my longing for home.
- Yandikiye ababyeyi biwe kubera urukumbuzi.He wrote to his parents because of his homesickness.
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