Mazwi ane D.

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

dthe letter d dalove, want, like da dastriding along, leaping forward daalarge field rat dabwaMunhaunha yerubatsirwo.dabwa dabwawatery, soggy, juicy dachafrog, toad dadabe proud, be arrogant, show off dada dadatoddling, taking short steps dadabvutearing with the teeth dadabvuratear with the teeth, rip off with the teeth dadadzikastrut, be vain, show off dadamastand on tiptoe dadamirastand on tiptoe dadaubone dry dadaukadry out completely, be bone dry dadisamake proud, do proud, be admirable daduhop, leap forward dadu daduskipping, hopping about dadukajump across, leap dadzuInzwi rinoshandisirwa pakutsaurira mhenya.dadzuraKukonzera ruzivo rwekunze.dafifrog dagairastrut, swagger dahunhabark-fibre blanket dahwanightjar dahwindagroundnut variety, peanut daiif only, if, do like this dai ne-like, such as daidzacall, summon, beckon daidzirashout, call out, announce an elopement dairaanswer, respond dairiraanswer for someone dakafeud, grudge, enmity dakadzadelight, please, be pleasing dakarauntil, till dakashurasavour, relish (food)dakashwajawbone, bone behind the ear dakatakathick peanut-butter relish, great wealth dakobuttock daku dakuhopping, crackling sparks, rattling on dakukaspit and splatter (of cooking sadza)dakunanzvadelicacy, very sweet food damacheek, a word (with someone), wise words dambamonkey orange, hard-shelled wild fruit, a kind of mushroom dambakurimwasacred unploughed land dambanemazwicrossword puzzle dambanevanaperson good with children, childminder dambarefualbum, LP record dambatambacreeping shrub dambejoke, jest, playing around dambiwonder, marvel, large crowd dambiroplayground, gathering place dambusnap, pass through briefly dambudzikoproblem, trouble, hardship dambudzotroublemaker, worry, heartache dambukabreak, snap, be broken damburasnap, break off, tear off damurasnap, break danacall, bare hill dananafish trap, large basket danangupicking at food, telling in full danangurapick at food dandalog, beam, pole dandabvuinvalid, frail sick person dandadzispider, spider's web dandadzivadeep river pool dandadzopastime, leisure, idle chat dandandadrum, spirit dance dandaraslow learner, watch platform, bulging (of a belly)dandareyard, courtyard, tobacco patch dandaroleisure, relaxing and chatting dandaruswathatching grass dandauloud drumming dandaukaboom, resound (of a drum)dandauradrum, play drums, blare dandelowland below an escarpment, large-grained millet dandemutandespider, spider web, web dandispider dandiraroutine, pit trap dangacattle kraal, pen, herd dangamenoteething baby dangwanasagging roof dangwefirst-born child danhajump over danhamakatagreen tree snake danhanhafish trap danhazvurularge anthill rat danhihop, jump danhikastep across, hop danhostep, stage, level danhukaleap, jump across danidzirashout, cry out, call out danoat a loss, dumbfounded danzubite off, snap off danzukasnap, break danzurabite off, snap off dapamazwitape recorder, eavesdropper, gossip dapanyuchisticky climbing shrub dapatapaspread of water, flooding dapigiant rat daraplatform on poles, drying rack daranganwasparse stand (of crops), poorly filled cob daranodo so to each other darauswacoil of thatching grass darecourt, council, men's meeting place dare guruhigh court, superior court daritick, mudari berry, jumping over darikapass, cross over, go past darikidzaoverdo, go too far, exceed darikiracommit adultery (of a wife)darireiwhy (act so)dariroarena, dance circle, stage darodo so, be like that, say so darwastriped thing dasiscalp ringworm dasvawatasvapromiscuous woman Databasedatabase datananadullard, slow-witted person Datenrokucafe datirahamstring, Achilles tendon datsishort-sightedness, myopia datyafrog dauhop, leap out, bounce daukahop, spring up, bounce daunhaskin blanket, kaross dauraplay (mbira) vigorously, strike hard, strike sparks davatavafrail old person davibranch, bough davidzaanswer back, retort daviraanswer, respond, believe daviriraanswer for someone, butt in daviroresponse, answer davitaviscaffolding, scaffold dazuraovercome (with sleep)deleaning over (about to fall)de de deshivering, trembling debukasway, wave about debvaflop down, fall decorationdecorative dedatremble (of the legs), go weak at the knees dededefall flat on one's back dededzabite into, nibble, tap to crack dedematilt the head back, lie on one's back dedemadzaturn on its back, overturn dedemaralie on one's side, be wide and shallow dedemufluently, without faltering dedemuraspeak fluently, read fluently, recite dedenheraeat up slowly, finish off dederatremble, shiver, shake dedukafall backwards dedzarainmaker, slippery spot deedzacall out, call loudly deedzeracall out from afar dehenyaskull dehwehide, skin, pelt dekawetland, marshy ground, crack (of a falling tree)dekarabe content, relax, be at ease dekenyeracrowd, throng dekeshuturning to look back, shelling (a nut)dekeshurachange one's mind completely, cram the mouth, gossip dekesvukaseize leadership, take charge uninvited deketekedamp ground, marshy place deketeraaddress the ancestors, lead a song, work to exhaustion dekezhekwaflabby fat woman dekoshell, husk, peel deku dekuclearly spoken, articulately demablack, hit (the target), suit (of clothes)demahopesplitting headache demashangared lizard dembaregret, lament, miss (someone)dembarembalarge-grained rice, tall anthill grass dembatembagrumble, complain constantly dembemerrymaking, hanging rag, sagging dembedzekawhine, plead pitifully demberaKukwanisa kutarisa nenzira yehunhu.dembopolecat, zorilla dembutembuslack, loose, crumbly sadza demeIzwi rinoshandisirwa pakutsaurira.demhegourd shard, gourd shell, mbira resonator Demoaxe demwebeetle that plays dead dendaepidemic, plague, pestilence dendecalabash, gourd vessel dendefuchronically ill person, invalid dendemaof sitting up straight dendemaroseat of honour, throne, quiet place dendendehoney of a small ground-nesting bee dendenedzicircle dendenedzwacircle denderaground hornbill denderenest, laying basket, chicken basket denderedzicircle, disc denderedzwacircle, ring, round shape denengastubble (after shaving)denengaraperch up high denengutelling everything fluently denenguratell everything, recount in full dengasky, roof, heaven dengendekadengenyekashake, quake, tremble dengezeracarry on the head, balance on the head dengularge basket, of bobbing up to float denhaprovoke, annoy, pick a fight Denhelarge basket, winnowing basket denhedzastart (an engine)denhekabe unsteady, wobble denherastir up trouble denherethicket, dense bush denhugoing down, descending, low-lying denhudzaroll (something) along, push to roll denhukadenyuvanishing completely depfureabundance, plenty, large brew of beer depogroundnut plant, single vegetable leaf depureciting perfectly, sagging deputepuwobbling, bending (of something pliant)derahigh ground, higher place deregoing steeply downhill deredzareduce, lower, decrease deredzazwilow-tone mark dererabe low, go down, decrease Derereokra, rooster killed for in-laws derodo so, say so derukadescend steeply, go down deep deshereratuck in, eat at leisure deswaeastern highlands flower deteapron, front wrap dezembira resonator gourd dhasnap dhabhadaub, plaster, dub (a tape)dhabhubounce, flap (of wings)dhabhuracut in two, double (of money)dhabhurudouble, twofold dhabwadhidzastick together with paste DhachiDutch Reformed Church dhadhaduck, cut into strips, stretch (a hide)dhadhairawaddle, dawdle, laze dhadhamuspringing back dhadhanuraspread out, stretch out dhadhuslash open, rip open dhafuDAF truck or bus, big fat person dhaidye dhaimanidrilling rig, borehole dhainin'idining room dhairekitadirector dhaivhadive, lunge dhaivhidiving board dhaizacon, dice, money (slang)dhakamud, mortar, intoxicate

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