umubyimba

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Meaning

a swollen or bloated body, especially a corpse that has begun to swell.

Good to know

from kubyimba 'to swell'; used specifically of a bloated corpse rather than a body in general (umurambo).

Examples

• Babonye umubyimba ku nkombe y'umugezi.They found a bloated corpse on the riverbank.
• Umubyimba w'uwapfuye mu mazi wari waraye ushize iminsi.The swollen corpse of the drowning victim had been there for days.
• Ntibashoboraga kumenya uwo ari we kubera ko yari umubyimba.They couldn't identify who it was because the body had swollen.
• Abapolisi bageze aho umubyimba wari uri.The police arrived where the swollen corpse was.

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