Mazwi ane B.

Shona words beginning with B, each with its meaning in Shona, and in English where the dictionary has it.

bumacover the mouth, gasp (of astonishment)bumauflicking (someone's head)bumauraflick (someone's head), provoke bumbaround out, form (of breasts), form a head (of cabbage)bumbepumpkin-seed dish bumbiraswell (of a bruise), bruise bumbiroconstitution, set of rules, syllabus bumbiro remanyorerwo emutauroorthography, spelling rules bumbiro remitemoconstitution bumbubunch, cluster, heap bumbunurecovering strength bumbunudzafatten, strengthen, unravel (knitting)bumbunukarecover, recuperate, regain strength bumbunuranurse back to health bumburuconvalescent, closed ball bumburudzithicket, clump of trees bumbururwiwild dog-like animal bumbutishoots from a stump, coppice shoots bumbwaball, lump bumhaswarm, cluster bumhairasearch hard, hunt for bumhanhukabedbug-repelling herb bumharutsvafirst rains bumhehome-brewed beer, dew bumhiwild dog, hunting dog bumhucrest (of feathers)bumhudzarest, fresh green grass, slap on the mouth bumhurisapling bumutuft of hair (on a shaved head)bumudzafresh green grass bumupumuway of slaughtering (a chicken)bunaswelling, lump, bushbaby bundaswell, round out bunduswelling, lump, tumour bundukuof throwing oneself to the ground in distress bundukurathrow oneself down in anger bundunuof regaining strength after illness bundunuraopen the eyes wide bunefruit of the mubune tree bungagather firewood, of folding the arms bungadzaKana munhu akabungadza anenge akagukuchira zvaakatakura paditi rake.bungucorncob, monster, bateleur eagle bungumupe-egood-for-nothing, useless person bunguzezeswarm of bees, uproar bunhagirl reaching puberty, newborn child, early-ripening pumpkin bunhurounwinnowed grain bunjecrowd, herd bunotomato, big nose bunumununaked person bunurikabe very busy bunyatwist off a maize cob bunyupunyulosing grip on something slippery bunzviwoven grass pad bupirafroth at the mouth, chatterbox bupugale, hastiness, large flightless locust bupungathrash with a switch bupununufool, promiscuous person bupupuflurry of punches, strong wind bupurudzirainstorm bupweplant cooked as slimy relish buratake food off the fire, dish up, harvest honey buranaprovoke each other, quarrel burangaMuchina werubatsiro.buraushaburn someone's mouth with hot food burepureflurry of punches bureteteswarming, mob beating burihole, toothless baby, large family buridzatake down, move from its place burikamove away, pass from one place to another burikidzapierce through burikiramake way, move aside burimhurifussing to put things right burinzevedisobedient person, one who does not listen burirobeer-brewing pot, outlet burishwahubbub, din of voices buritsareveal, bring out, disclose burothreshing stick, first-stage beer buruof coming down buru buruof coming down quickly, of vanishing burugwatrousers burukaget down, descend, alight burukoway down, descent burumbuserious offence, of mumbling burumbundikaslip out of the hand, stammer burungatadpole burungwalarge ball-shaped thing burupuzipustule on a goat's skin bururanabe evenly matched bururirawalk in the rain bururuyoung mushroom burushadisrupt, stir up trouble burutsolift, elevator burutucareless person buruurutoad buruzuzuof sitting blankly, of setting to work at once burwawater monitor busacareless person, eat a lavish meal bushaempty snuff container, empty tobacco pipe busofeast, hurried eating busukuflowering tree of weedy and rocky ground busunguof doing things quietly butabutasturdy child butaputastruggle to find something butesnuff (fine, unmixed), swarm (of flying insects)buteputeunfolded cloth, untucked shirt, constant snuff-taking butipopcorn grain butirocover, wrapping, amniotic sac butsaspring a trap butsamushatroublemaker butuchaff, husk, bran buurastrip bark, cry at night, small venomous snake buvajumpiness, timidity buvespider, leech buwagroup from one place buwebuwespider buybought buzatrophy, prize, fine paid for forgiveness buzvisolid river reed bvacome from, leave, originate bvabvadzawash clothes by treading bvabvamataof sitting idle bvabvanyuof tearing with the teeth bvabvanyuratear with the teeth bvachupfachuspill of liquid bvajanguof blurting out bvajuof a bag bursting bvajukaspill out, burst out bvajuraburst open, blurt out bvakachiramilling crowd, working together in numbers bvakapfakamass movement of people or animals bvambadzukacrack open, split bvambuof biting off bvamburatear with the teeth, rip apart bvandadzuratear meat with the teeth bvandanuof scattering bvandanudzascatter, mess up bvangaof meeting by chance bvanganidzachew coarsely, grind coarsely bvanganyuof falling apart bvanganyukafall into disarray, scatter bvanganyuramess up, disarrange bvanyachew soft food, grind soft things bvanyangukafall into disarray, scatter bvanyanguramess up, disarrange bvanyudzabreak up a friendship, break an agreement bvanzauof tearing with the teeth bvanzauratear apart with the teeth bvanzuof biting off bvanzudzabreak off, snap off bvanzukabreak off, snap bvapfapfagush of water, moving crowd, sizzle of frying meat bvarawear, put on clothes bvaranyuof tearing off bits bvarapfatastruggle to break free, thrash about bvarapfatikasquirm, thrash about to break free bvaruof ripping bvarukaburst out laughing bvaruratear, rip bvaruranyatear to shreds bvatuof getting up quickly bvatukaburst out, break out bvaturabuild, set up bvauof the heart jumping bvaukapound (of the heart), race bvaukwashamefaced person bvauratake a big bite bvautichatterbox, wet firewood bveof blazing brightly bvebvemaof sitting proudly bvebvevaof sitting glumly bvebvevadzaupset someone, make someone sad bvembewatermelon bvembereof dodging bvemberedzahide, keep out of sight bvenduof turning up unexpectedly bvengemixed gathering, crowd bvengedzaslur one's words bvengenyabreak into small pieces bvenihealing spirit bvenyuof scraping gently bverewool, animal hair, of wearing many clothes bverepfevegreat many things bveruof sitting calmly, of nibbling bveshefeshemany small things bvevepfevedispersal, scattering bveveveof sitting down anywhere bviknee, of slipping on bvibvimasulk, be resentful bvibvitascratch (as a dog does)bvichukaflap about on a hook bvidzabe skilled at one's work bvidzuraKubvidzura kubvisa chinhu uchiita zvekunakura.bvikinyidzaforce into a tight space, squeeze in bvikipfikicrowded mass of things bvinhascrape roughly with a blunt tool bvininaseep, trickle out bvinzaleak bvipfipfiscurrying noise bvirabe possible, start from, be unbeatable at bvirinyinyiBvirinyinyi mambava emhuka kana eshiri anenge akapfava chaizvo.bviripfindawork oneself to exhaustion bvirirastart from, begin at bviro-long ago (auxiliary)bvisaremove, take off, deduct bvisa [-bisa]remove, subtract bvisa pfungwatake one's mind off, distract oneself bvisirapay bride price for bvisirwahave bride price paid for (her)bvitaweed bvo-o [vho-o]of dousing a burning brand, of the sun rising bvochopfochostampede in all directions bvodyoof slipping into a hole bvodyokabe pierced through bvodyorapierce, bore through bvojomoof spilling out of a bag bvojomokaspill out of a bag bvokochothicket, dense bush bvokopfokorustle of dry leaves bvondoka [-vhunduka]become muddy (of stirred water)bvongacook sadza quickly, mess up bvongodzastir up, muddy, roam about bvonyerastuff in untidily bvonyongaput out a fire, stir up water bvonyongeramilling crowd bvonyongoof stirring up bvonyongodzastir up bvonyongorastir up, mix up bvoorapierce bvorongadisrupt, mess up, spoil bvorongodzabvorongonyaupset (a situation), spoil bvorongotaspoil (a happy occasion), put someone off bvorototoof going flat bvorozausing without permission bvotaask feigning ignorance, talk without thinking bvotomoof blurting nonsense bvotomokatalk nonsense, blurt out bvovoof speaking plainly, of piercing through bvuof bursting out laughing, of fitting loosely, of scattering bvu bvu bvuof feeling weak, of shaking bvubvascramble for, fight over bvubvudzarush to grab bvubvumaof sitting hunched bvubvumarabe raised, stand high bvubvumirabe hoarse bvubvuraroll one's eyes proudly bvubvurudzaroll in salt bvubvurumbwesoft crumbly rock bvubvuvaof huddling bvubvuvarasit huddled

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