Kinyarwanda
ikibyimba
Word parts: iki-byimba
ee-kee-BYEEM-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikibyimbaee-kee-BYEEM-bahsoon
Englishboilsoon
Frenchfuronclesoon
Meaning
a painful, swollen, pus-filled lump on the skin; a boil or abscess.
Good to know
boil, abcess
Examples
- Ikibyimba kiri ku ijosi rye kirakomeje kubyimba.The boil on his neck keeps swelling.
- Ntabwo ikibyimba cye cyarasatswe.His boil hasn't been lanced.
- Ese ikibyimba kirakomeje kubabara?Does the boil still hurt?
- Ibibyimba byinshi byavutse ku mubiri we.Many boils appeared on his body.
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