Kinyarwanda
inkuba
i-NKU-ba
How to say it
Kinyarwandainkubai-NKU-basoon
Englishthundersoon
Frenchtonnerresoon
Meaning
the loud rumbling or crashing sound that follows lightning; thunder.
Good to know
thunder
Examples
- Inkuba yaravuze cyane nijoro.Thunder rumbled loudly in the night.
- Twumvise inkuba tugihagaze hanze.We heard thunder while still standing outside.
- Ese inkuba iratinyisha abana?Does thunder frighten children?
- Nta nkuba yavuzwe uyu munsi n'ubwo imvura yaguye.No thunder was heard today even though it rained.
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