Kirundi
urunyo
Word parts: uru-nyo
oo-ROO-nyoh
How to say it
Kirundiurunyooo-ROO-nyohsoon
Englishwormsoon
Frenchver, asticotsoon
Meaning
A small soft-bodied crawling worm or maggot, often found in decaying matter.
Good to know
Class 11 noun; plural uturunyo.
Examples
- Urunyo rwaragaragaye mu nyama zaboze.A maggot appeared in the rotten meat.
- Nti dukwiye kurya ifunguro ririmwo uturunyo.We should not eat food that has worms in it.
- Uturunyo turavyara vyihuta mu vyanduye.Worms breed quickly in filth.
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