igikuba
ee-gee-KOO-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigikubaee-gee-KOO-bah
Englishpanic, alarm
Frenchpanique, alarme
Meaning
Sudden fear and commotion that spreads among people when something bad happens, such as a disappearance, a fire or a rumor.
Good to know
Mostly in guca igikuba, to raise the alarm, to spread panic: igikuba cyacitse mu mudugudu, panic broke out in the village.
Examples
- Igikuba cyacitse ubwo umwana yaburaga.Panic broke out when the child went missing.
- Inkuru y'ibinyoma yaciye igikuba mu baturage.The false story spread panic among the people.
- Ntimuce igikuba, ibintu byose bimeze neza.Do not panic, everything is fine.
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