ubusugi
oo-boo-SOO-gee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubusugioo-boo-SOO-gee
Englishvirginity
Frenchvirginité
Meaning
The state of never having had sex, especially of a girl or woman.
Good to know
Ubu class, from isugi, a virgin. Kurinda ubusugi is to keep one's virginity; for men the word is ubumanzi.
Examples
- Kera ubusugi bw'umugeni bwahabwaga agaciro gakomeye.In the past the bride's virginity was highly valued.
- Yatakaje ubusugi bwe afite imyaka makumyabiri.She lost her virginity at twenty.
- Idini ryabo rishyira imbere ubusugi mbere yo gushaka.Their religion stresses virginity before marriage.
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