Kinyarwanda
ibicu
Word parts: ibi-cu
ee-BEE-choo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibicuee-BEE-choosoon
Englishcloudssoon
Frenchnuagessoon
Meaning
Visible masses of tiny water droplets floating in the sky; clouds.
Good to know
Plural of igicu (igi-/ibi- class); the singular is also used informally to mean a foolish person.
Examples
- Ibicu byijimye biratwereka ko imvura izagwa.Dark clouds show us that it will rain.
- Ese ibicu byatwikiriye ikirunga cyose?Have the clouds covered the whole volcano?
- Ibicu ntibyabujije izuba kurasa neza uyu mugoroba.The clouds did not stop the sun from shining well this evening.
- Ibicu bizacika izuba rikimara kuzamuka.The clouds will clear once the sun rises fully.
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