Kinyarwanda
kunuka
Word parts: ku-nuka
koo-NOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakunukakoo-NOO-kahsoon
Englishto stinksoon
Frenchsentir très mauvaissoon
Meaning
to give off a very unpleasant smell.
Good to know
to smell very bad
Examples
- Ifumbire iranuka cyane.The manure stinks a lot.
- Ese iyi nyama irumva kunuka?Does this meat seem to stink?
- Ntabwo amazi y'iki kiriba anuka.The water in this well does not stink.
- Ibishishwa bizanuka nibitaravaho vuba.The peels will stink if they are not removed soon.
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