Kinyarwanda
amahembe
Word parts: ama-hembe
ah-mah-HEHM-beh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamahembeah-mah-HEHM-behsoon
Englishhornssoon
Frenchcornessoon
Meaning
Hard pointed growths on the heads of certain animals.
Good to know
plural of ihembe (ama- class).
Examples
- Amahembe y'iyi nka ni maremare.This cow's horns are long.
- Ese amahembe y'ihene arakomeye?Are the goat's horns strong?
- Amahembe amwe ntagifite ubwiza nk'aya kera.Some horns no longer have the beauty of the old ones.
- Amahembe azakoreshwa mu gucuranga impanda.The horns will be used to play the traditional trumpet.
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