ubwanwa
oo-BWAH-nwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubwanwaoo-BWAH-nwah
Englishbeard
Frenchbarbe
Meaning
The hair that grows on a man's chin, cheeks and upper lip.
Good to know
An ubu class noun with no plural. Kogosha ubwanwa, to shave one's beard; kureka ubwanwa, to grow a beard; ubwanwa burebure, a long beard.
Examples
- Data yogosha ubwanwa buri gitondo.My father shaves his beard every morning.
- Uyu musaza afite ubwanwa bwera.This old man has a white beard.
- Yaretse ubwanwa burakura cyane.He let his beard grow very long.
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