Kirundi
uruzingo
Word parts: uru-zingo
oo-roo-ZEEN-goh
How to say it
Kirundiuruzingooo-roo-ZEEN-gohsoon
Englishsickly childsoon
Frenchenfant maladifsoon
Meaning
a child who is frequently ill or frail in health.
Good to know
Used to describe a child who frequently falls ill.
Examples
- Uruzingo rwacu arakunda kurwara.Our sickly child often gets sick.
- Uruzingo arakenera umutekano.The sickly child needs care.
- Uyu mwana ni uruzingo, arwara kenshi.This child is sickly, he falls ill often.
- Ese uruzingo rwiwe ruzokira?Will his frail health improve?
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