gukenyera
goo-keh-NYEH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukenyeragoo-keh-NYEH-rahsoon
Frenchnouer un pagne ; se préparer à l'effortsoon
Meaning
To tie a cloth or wrapper around one's waist, as women do with umukenyero; figuratively, to get ready for a hard task.
Good to know
The wrapper is umukenyero, from the same root. The past is yakenyeye: yakenyeye umukenyero, she tied on a wrapper.
Examples
- Abagore bakenyeye imikenyero y'amabara meza.The women wore colorful wrappers around their waists.
- Nyirakuru yakenyeye umukenyero we mushya.Grandmother tied on her new wrapper.
- Tugomba gukenyera tugakora cyane uyu mwaka.We must gird ourselves and work hard this year.
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