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Kinyarwanda

kuzinga

Word parts: ku-zinga

koo-ZEE-ngah

How to say it

Kinyarwandakuzingakoo-ZEE-ngahsoon
Englishto foldsoon
Frenchplier, enrouler, froissersoon

Meaning

to wind something around itself into a coil, or to crumple it up.

Good to know

to fold, roll up, crumple

Examples

  • Umukozi yazinze imigozi neza mbere yo kuyibika.The worker rolled up the ropes neatly before storing them.
  • Uzi kuzinga uru rupapuro utarukoreza?Do you know how to fold this paper without tearing it?
  • Ntabwo yazinze impu neza, byaramunaniye.He didn't roll up the mat well, it was too much for him.
  • Zinga iyo mikanda umeze mu gasanduku.Coil up those cables and put them in the box.

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