Kinyarwanda
igipfunsi
Word parts: igi-pfunsi
ee-gee-PFOON-see
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigipfunsiee-gee-PFOON-seesoon
Englishfistsoon
Frenchpoingsoon
Meaning
a hand closed tightly with the fingers curled into the palm, or a blow struck with it; a fist.
Good to know
fist, blow with fist
Examples
- Yamukubise igipfunsi mu maso.He punched him in the face.
- Ntabwo yigeze arwana n'igipfunsi.He never fought with his fists.
- Ese warumve igipfunsi cye ku mugongo?Did you feel his fist on your back?
- Yafashe igipfunsi areba umwanzi we.He clenched his fist as he looked at his enemy.
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