Kinyarwanda
amahundo
Word parts: ama-hundo
ah-mah-HOON-do
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamahundoah-mah-HOON-dosoon
Englishheads of grainsoon
Frenchépissoon
Meaning
The clustered seed-heads at the top of a grain plant, especially sorghum.
Good to know
plural of ihundo (ama- class).
Examples
- Amahundo y'amasaka arera neza uyu mwaka.The sorghum heads are ripening well this year.
- Ese amahundo yose yasaruwe ejo?Were all the grain heads harvested yesterday?
- Amahundo amwe ntiyera neza kubera izuba ryinshi.Some grain heads do not ripen well because of too much sun.
- Amahundo azasaruzwa mu byumweru bibiri biri imbere.The grain heads will be harvested in the next two weeks.
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