Kinyarwanda
kurengurana
Word parts: ku-rengurana
koo-reh-ngoo-RAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurenguranakoo-reh-ngoo-RAH-nahsoon
Englishto ridiculesoon
Frenchridiculisersoon
Meaning
to mock or make fun of someone in a scornful, belittling way.
Good to know
to ridicule
Examples
- Abana barenguranaga umusaza w'ikirema.The children were mocking the old lame man.
- Kuki umurengurana ku bw'ubukene bwe?Why do you mock him for his poverty?
- Ntabwo twashakaga kurengurana undi muntu.We didn't mean to make fun of another person.
- Ntawe ukwiye kurengurana abandi ku bw'imikorere yabo.No one should mock others for how they do things.
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