imyanda
ee-MYAH-ndah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimyandaee-MYAH-ndah
Englishwaste, rubbish; dirt
Frenchdéchets, ordures ; saletés
Meaning
Things thrown away as useless, such as household rubbish, plastic and sewage, or dirt that gathers in a place or in the body.
Good to know
The plural of umwanda, dirt, used as its own word for waste: gufata imyanda, to collect rubbish; imyanda ibora, waste that rots; imyanda ya pulasitiki, plastic waste.
Examples
- Imyanda yo mu rugo igomba gushyirwa mu kimoteri.Household waste must go into the rubbish pit.
- Imodoka itwara imyanda inyura hano buri wa kabiri.The rubbish truck passes here every Tuesday.
- Ntukajugunye imyanda mu muhanda.Do not throw rubbish in the street.
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