Kinyarwanda
amajune
ah-mah-JOO-neh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamajuneah-mah-JOO-nehsoon
Englishdeep sorrowsoon
Frenchprofonde tristessesoon
Meaning
profound grief or sorrow.
Good to know
rare, literary register.
Examples
- Amajune ye ntiyashoboraga kuyavuga.His deep sorrow was something he could not put into words.
- Yaje ari mu majune akomeye kubera urupfu rw'umugabo we.She came in deep sorrow because of her husband's death.
- Amajune y'umuryango ntiyacitse vuba.The family's deep sorrow did not fade quickly.
- Uwo mubyeyi yaramutse akiri mu majune.That parent woke up still weighed down by sorrow.
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