Kinyarwanda
kuyaga
Word parts: ku-yaga
koo-YAH-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuyagakoo-YAH-gahsoon
Englishto visit a bereaved personsoon
Frenchvisiter un endeuillésoon
Meaning
to change from a solid to a liquid state under heat, as butter does.
Good to know
to visit a bereaved person (traditionally with gift of beer)
Examples
- Amavuta yayaze ashyizwe ku muriro.The butter melted when it was put on the fire.
- Ese ibyo bicecebamba birayaga bikoreshejwe ubushyuhe?Does that wax melt when heat is applied?
- Ntabwo urubura rwayaze cyane muri iki gihe cy'imbeho.The ice didn't melt much in this cold season.
- Iyo ushyize ku muriro, amavuta azayaga vuba.When you put it on the fire, the butter will melt quickly.
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