Kinyarwanda
inkovu
i-NKO-vu
How to say it
Kinyarwandainkovui-NKO-vusoon
Englishscarsoon
Frenchcicatricesoon
Meaning
a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed; a scar.
Good to know
scar
Examples
- Afite inkovu ku kuboko kuva mu myaka ye y'ubwana.He has a scar on his arm from his childhood.
- Inkovu ye yaje kuvamo indwara y'inkonjo.His scar resulted from a serious injury.
- Ese inkovu izahoraho iteye ite?What will the permanent scar look like?
- Nta nkovu igaragara ku maso ye nyuma y'ubuvuzi.No scar shows on his face after the treatment.
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