uruvi

How to say it

Meaning

a grey or white hair that grows with old age.

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white hair (from old age)

Examples

• Yatanguye kubona uruvi mu musatsi.He began seeing grey hair on his head.
• Ese uruvi rwinshi ruvuga ubukuru?Do many grey hairs signal old age?
• Nta ruvi rukiboneka ku musatsi wiwe.No grey hair is visible in his hair yet.
• Sogokuru afise uruvi rwinshi ku mutwe.Grandfather has a lot of grey hair on his head.