ikibero
ee-kee-BEH-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikiberoee-kee-BEH-roh
Englishthigh
Frenchcuisse
Meaning
The upper part of the leg, between the hip and the knee; ku kibero, on the thigh, is also where a child sits on a lap.
Good to know
Plural ibibero, of the iki and ibi class: ikibero cy'iburyo, the right thigh. Kuvunika ikibero is to injure or break one's thigh.
Examples
- Umukinnyi yavunitse ikibero mu mukino w'ejo.The player injured his thigh in yesterday's match.
- Umwana yicaye ku kibero cya nyina.The child sat on his mother's lap.
- Yari afite igisebe ku kibero cy'ibumoso.He had a wound on his left thigh.
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Forms
ibibero (plural of ikibero, thigh)
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