Kinyarwanda
ubudeshyi
Word parts: ubu-deshyi
oo-boo-DEH-shyee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubudeshyioo-boo-DEH-shyeesoon
Englishidlenesssoon
Frenchoisivetésoon
Meaning
the state of being idle or work-shy; laziness, indolence.
Good to know
a mildly disapproving abstract noun for laziness; compare ubunebwe (also 'laziness').
Examples
- Ubudeshyi ni bibi ku muntu ukiri muto.Idleness is bad for a young person.
- Ese ubudeshyi bwawe buzahera ryari?When will your laziness end?
- Ntabwo ari ubudeshyi bumuteye kudakora.It's not idleness that keeps him from working.
- Ubudeshyi buzamuviramo ibibazo.Idleness will cause him problems.
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