Kinyarwanda
igifungo
Word parts: igi-fungo
ee-gee-FOON-goh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigifungoee-gee-FOON-gohsoon
Englishbuttonsoon
Frenchboutonsoon
Meaning
a small disk sewn onto clothing and pushed through a hole to fasten it; a button.
Good to know
button
Examples
- Igifungo cy'ishati yanjye cyacitse.My shirt button came off.
- Ntabwo mfite igifungo gisimbura iki cyacitse.I don't have a button to replace this broken one.
- Wambwira aho nabona igifungo gihura n'iyi shati?Can you tell me where I'd find a button that matches this shirt?
- Yarabohoye igifungo cya jaketi ye.He undid the button of his jacket.
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