Mazwi ane D.

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

dhakabhoibuilder's labourer dhakisaget someone drunk, be intoxicating dhakwabe drunk, get drunk, drunkard dhakwanalarge rat dhambatame, go slack, be broken in dhambakuraagama lizard dhambisatame, stretch out of shape dhamburosirhythm sticks dhamhudam, reservoir dhamudam dhanadisgrace, be embarrassing dhana dhanatoddling dhanairatoddle, totter dhanakirafudge, milk toffee dhanangastilts dhandandamansion, huge building dhandurudining room, main brick house dhandurumudining room dhanganyikabe ruined, be crushed out of shape, be deranged dhangariithree-quarter trousers dhaniback-pedal brake bicycle dhanyararastand with legs apart, sit with legs apart dhanzadance dhanzidance, choreographed dance dharamark out (a plot), old man, old dharamedhakwa mumusoro. Baba vangu vaivhura dharakishoni mangwanani oga oga vasati vaenda kubasa.dharametadynamite, explosive dharameteMvura rerunyararo.dhararaDharakishoni.dhasanahard-skinned striped pumpkin dhashararaput one's legs up dhashusnap (of something brittle)dhasitadust, wipe (a board), duster dhasvangu dhasvangustomping angrily dhatadata, mobile data dhaucleaning out completely, punching hard DhavhidhiDavid dhayadye, swing dhayagiramudiagram dhayamitadiameter dhayamondidiamond dhayaridiary dhayetidiet, slimming diet dhayidye dhazenidozen dhestaring wide-eyed dhe [nhe]setting off at dawn dhebhabe loose, hang loose dhebhukick (of a donkey)dhedhedzabeat to death, batter dhefasway, flex dhefukasway, flex, bend without breaking dhege [bhege]cooking in quantity dhegemucrash down dhegubarge into, knock down dheiridairy dhekalidded bucket dhekamitadecametre dhemaball game dhembukastagger, totter under a load dhemejidamages, compensation, pregnancy damages dhemodemonstration, protest dhemupunch dhenaridenarius dhenderag, tattered garment DhenimakiDenmark dhenjaraitiwarning light, brake light dhepotidepot, storehouse dheregeshenidelegation, dignitaries dhereratake advantage of, bully, linger (of illness)dheridairy dherufalling on one's back, diarrhoea, setting off in a crowd dherukaset off in a crowd, flock dhesikidesk dhesimitadecimetre dhetidate (fruit), date (day)Dhewapraise name of the Moyo clan dhezibhomuInzwi reruzivo mumatambudziko.dhithud, thump, set down heavily dhi dhithumping (of the heart)dhi-iboom dhibhaplunge, dip (cattle), dig in deep dhibhidip tank, cattle dip dhigiriidegree dhimonidemon dhimudaze, dizziness, dim sight dhindaprint, stamp, leave tracks dhindiboom (of a drum), living in plenty, abundance dhindindibig-beat music, dance party dhindiziriheavy thud and bounce dhinguspringing (of a trap)dhingukaspring (of a trap), trip (of electricity), fall for someone dhinguratrigger (a trap), switch off, oust dhinhabore, wear out, dinner dhinhidzapunch hard dhinominetadenominator dhinyangukalumber, tread heavily dhipatimendidepartment dhipozitadeposit, pay a deposit dhipozitideposit dhipuromadiploma dhiragonidragon dhiraivhadriver, drive dhiramadrama, play dhiramhudrum (container)dhiramudrum (container), drum (instrument)dhirayadryer dhiredhidreadlocks, braids with extensions dhirenadrain dhirenicontour-ridged plot, drainage ditch dhirezidress dhiridodgy deal, of setting something down with a thud, celebration for a newborn dhiri-iback! (command to oxen)dhirihoratobacco barn, home-grown tobacco dhirikacollapse, step back (of oxen)dhirimaroar, rumble dhiripidrip, intravenous drip dhiripin'idripping, rendered fat dhiriricrash, rumble, drill (exercise)dhiritsademolish, ruin (someone)dhirivhaKufambisa ruzha kure.dhirivharadeliver dhirizaback (oxen) up dhiropudrop dhirowadraw, withdraw (money)dhirowodrawer dhishibasin, washbasin, plough disc dhisikaundidiscount dhisikidisc, record, computer disk dhisikodisco, sound system dhisikodhisinging off-key, discord dhivanabump into, meet by chance, get mixed up dhivhaidhadivide dhivhizhenidivision dhiyadear, darling, sweetheart dhiyabhoridevil dhiyabhorosidevil, Satan dhizetidessert, pudding dhizidhendidissident, rebel dhiziridiesel dhobaspirit-repelling medicine dhobhastoop to pick something up dhodhifaeces, dung, filthy talk dhodhodzapound, beat repeatedly, hum dhodyopiercing right through dhogodhedzaburn to ashes dhogodhekasimmer for a long time, cook slowly, burn to ashes dhogodherasimmer, stew, be scalded dhogomacook through dhohonyapoke, dig at (with a point)dhoiridoily dhokononobird droppings, chicken droppings dhokoteradoctor dhokudock (in court)dhomacram, study hard dhometiridormitory dhomitaridormitory dhomitoridormitory dhomodashing off dhomorapull off, wrench off, strip (bark)dhonanzidoughnut dhonetadonate, give blood dhongidonkey dhonorajab, poke hard dhonzapull, drag, haul dhoradollar dhoridoll dhoroDhorofiyo.dhorobhatown, city dhorobha [dhoropa]town, city dhotifaeces dhovhopiercing (something soft)dhovhorapierce, stab (something soft)dhovozadrink heavily, beat hard dhurushing out, bang, hard blow dhu dhu dhuglug, throb (of an engine)dhubvudzascoop noisily (water)dhubvurahit in the stomach, shoot in the belly dhudhuconstant fighting, brawl dhudhubwigurgle dhudhudziragulp down, drink without a break dhudhukagurgle out dhudhumidzagurgle in dhudhumirabubble, bubbles dhudhunuraglug out, pour with a glug dhudyustab (something soft)dhudyurastab, pierce dhugadash out suddenly dhuguof rushing out dhuhwailarge ground bird dhukuheadscarf, headwrap dhukuswainsect-bite swelling, welt dhumapush hard, bump into, run into (someone)dhuma dhumarun into, consort with dhumanisaconfuse, set at odds, bring (lovers) face to face dhumbetaro, cocoyam dhumbuskin garment, rags dhumbudyafat green grasshopper dhumhacrash into, bump into, roar (of an engine)dhumhanacollide, bump into each other dhumhiraknock against, ram dhumiraKukurudzira nhengo kashoma.dhumukwagrey riverside antelope dhundundubogeyman, large water container dhundurumound of earth, planting ridge dhungetungetacking stitch, basting dhurabe expensive, be dear, be seldom seen dhuramadrama, play dhuropugonorrhoea dhuru dhudhububbling up dhuru dhuruidling (of an engine)dhurumaroar, rumble dhururucrash dhuukago off, explode, burst out dhuurablast, excel at dhuvatrouble, unsettle dhuvhuscooping dhuvhurabutt, nudge hard, scoop dhuzenear, close by, perhaps di di didi di dipattering down, thudding along di-idead silence, yes (agreeing)dibano way, surely not didiold sweet potato dididzascamper, trot noisily didimukaset off in a crowd didinyadeath throes, twitching difastooping difiedible mushroom diga digatramping, stomping digibarging in, turning up unexpectedly diguratrigger (a trap)diiIri izwi rinoshandiswa anenge achireva kuti haasi kuzombozviregera.dikapreferable, favorable dikismall, little, young dikibvucrop charm dikidikitiny, very small dikinyaunpolished clay pot dikinyidzamould (a pot) roughly dikisadigging stick dikisingwiwasted trip, fruitless event dikitasweat, perspiration dikitiHwiribidi.dikitirasweat, perspire dikurahiccup dikwindifertile black-soil field dimadarkness, the dark dimanaflock, throng dimbawetland garden, hollow, doorstep

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