indimi

Kinyarwanda

igicu

Word parts: igi-cu

ee-GEE-choo

How to say it

Kinyarwandaigicuee-GEE-choosoon
Englishcloudsoon
Frenchnuagesoon

Meaning

a visible mass of tiny water droplets floating in the sky; also used informally to mean a foolish person.

Good to know

You might use this word when talking about the weather or playfully calling someone silly.

Examples

  • Igicu cyaraje, tugomba kugenda.The cloud has come, we must go.
  • Ubu ni igicu, ntukabeshye.Right now, you are being foolish, don't lie.
  • Igicu kirimo kwera hejuru y'umusozi.A cloud is forming above the hill.
  • Ese ubona igicu kiri hejuru?Do you see the cloud up there?

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