Kinyarwanda
ikigirwamana
Word parts: iki-girwamana
ee-kee-geer-wah-MAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikigirwamanaee-kee-geer-wah-MAH-nahsoon
Englishidolsoon
Frenchidolesoon
Meaning
an image or object worshipped as a god; an idol.
Good to know
religious register.
Examples
- Bapfukamiye ikigirwamana cyabo.They knelt before their idol.
- Ntabwo dukwiye gusenga ibigirwamana.We shouldn't worship idols.
- Ese icyo kigirwamana cyubatswe mu ki?What was that idol made of?
- Ibigirwamana byinshi byasenywe n'abamisiyonari.Many idols were destroyed by the missionaries.
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