Kinyarwanda
igitereko
Word parts: igi-tereko
ee-gee-teh-REH-koh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigiterekoee-gee-teh-REH-kohsoon
Englishlampstandsoon
Frenchchandeliersoon
Meaning
a stand for holding a lamp so it gives light from above; a lampstand.
Good to know
mostly a biblical/literary term today.
Examples
- Bashyize itara ku gitereko.They put the lamp on a lampstand.
- Nta gitereko cyari muri iyo nzu.There was no lampstand in that house.
- Ese igitereko cyacyo cyakozwe mu ki?What was its lampstand made of?
- Itara ryaguye riva ku gitereko.The lamp fell off the lampstand.
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