igikomere
ee-gee-koh-MEH-reh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigikomereee-gee-koh-MEH-reh
Englishwound, injury; emotional wound
Frenchblessure, plaie
Meaning
A place where the body has been hurt, cut or broken. It is also used for a deep hurt of the heart left by grief or violence.
Good to know
Plural ibikomere. From gukomereka, to be injured. Ibikomere byo ku mutima are emotional wounds.
Examples
- Umukinnyi yagize igikomere ku kuguru.The player got an injury to his leg.
- Bamupfutse igikomere mbere yo kumujyana kwa muganga.They bandaged his wound before taking him to the doctor.
- Urupfu rwa nyina rwamusigiye igikomere ku mutima.His mother's death left a wound in his heart.
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