tũrũmbeta

n. · class 13/6

1. trumpets. Trumpets. Musical wind instruments made of metal, used in religious ceremonies, warfare, and celebrations to make loud sounds or announce important events.

Example: Inai na tũrumbeta, na ũgambi wa coro, (With trumpets and the sound of the horn); Na rĩrĩ, tũrumbeta tũu twerĩ twahuhwo, kĩrĩndĩ kĩu gĩothe gĩgecokanĩrĩria harĩ wee hau mũromo-inĩ wa hema-ya-gũtũnganwo. (When both are blown, the whole community shall gather round you at the entrance of the tent of meeting;)