Kinyarwanda
ikibabi
Word parts: iki-babi
ee-kee-BAH-bee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikibabiee-kee-BAH-beesoon
Englishleafsoon
Frenchfeuillesoon
Meaning
the flat green part of a plant that grows from the stem; a leaf.
Good to know
leaf
Examples
- Ikibabi cy'umuti gishobora gukoreshwa mu buvuzi.A medicinal plant's leaf can be used in treatment.
- Ntabwo ibibabi byose byari bibisi.Not all the leaves were fresh.
- Ese ibi bibabi bikoreshwa mu kuvura iki?What are these leaves used to treat?
- Umuyaga watwaye ibibabi byinshi.The wind carried away many leaves.
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