Kinyarwanda
inshinge
een-SHEEN-geh
How to say it
Kinyarwandainshingeeen-SHEEN-gehsoon
Englishneedlessoon
Frenchaiguillessoon
Meaning
needles; thin pointed metal tools used for sewing, or the sharp hollow instruments used to give injections.
Good to know
plural of urushinge (uru-/in- class).
Examples
- Umuforomo yakoresheje inshinge nshya kuri buri murwayi.The nurse used a new needle for every patient.
- Ese inshinge zo kudoda ziri he?Where are the sewing needles?
- Inshinge ntizigomba gusubirwamo kabiri ku barwayi batandukanye.Needles must not be reused on different patients.
- Ivuriro rizahabwa inshinge nyinshi zijyanye n'inkingo.The clinic will be supplied with many needles for the vaccinations.
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