Mazwi ane G.

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

gaalone, only, head first ga-aflash of light in the dark ga gachopping hard ga ga ga [ge ge ge]loud laughter gaaenemy, sitting at ease gabatin, can, metal cup gabada gabada [gwabada gwabada]clomping gabadidzagulp noisily gabadikaclomp along gabhuflaring up gabhukaflare up gabhuraweed a waterlogged field gabidi gabidigulping noisily gaburagore, punch hard gachaexcess, ride gachakachagreat haste gachauraweed hurriedly gachicatching firmly gadasitting down, lying on the back gada gadastrutting gadabubreaking hard ground gadagahead lolling back gadaga gadagashowing off (in walking)gadagadzashow off, strut gadaidzamake strut gadairastrut gadamawalk tall (like a giraffe)gadharide, guard gadhenigarden gadhiguard, watchman, raised ridge (in a field)gadokind of medicinal tree gadustriking hard, chopping hard gadukabe cut into small pieces gadurahit hard, chop up gadyagulp down gadzaput in place, set down, put (a pot) on the fire gadzakataset down firmly gadzanasettle (of sediment)gadzibig woman, large female animal gadzidemadark-stalked millet gadzijavaant that eats bambara nuts gadzikaput down, set down gadzikanabe settled, be calm, settle (of sediment)gadzikanocalm, peace, stability gadzikofree gift gadzin'inajunior wife gadzingaihusband fought over by co-wives gadziramake, repair, prepare gadziridzarepair, improve, fix up gadziridzoimprovement, renovation, repair gadzirikabe repairable gadziriraprepare, get ready gadziriropreparation, preparations gadzirisacorrect, put right, fix gadzirisocorrection gadzirocorrections (in schoolwork)gadzirwabe protected by charms, be made gagabreak up hard ground, lying back at ease gaga gagafirst raindrops falling gagachidragging something stuck gagadabite off a piece gagadhidzagulp down noisily gagadhikacanter gagadi gagadigalloping gagadidzamake gallop gagadikagallop gagadubiting off a small piece gagadudzagnaw gagadurabite off (a hard piece), chop (something hard)gagadzaroughen (a grindstone), hack repeatedly gagagabouncing a baby on the stomach gagairastrut gagamalie back at ease gagami gagamilimping gahadzikobewilderment, puzzlement gahadzisoshock, astonishing event gahanapick unripe (fruit)gahananastaring unblinking gahostrong desire, craving, lust gakawild cucumber, cucumber, stick fast gakaiblinking large bright eyes gakairastrut gakamirakind of hornbill gakanjecrab gakararabig, strong man gakarungularge smooth cucumber gakashiralarge slow animal gakatakind of hard-shelled beetle, cracked hard earth gakaungakind of milky shrub gakavadebate, argument, dispute gakawaudder gamafrightening event gambahero, role model, patch gambakadziheroine, female lead gambarumehero, male lead gambelarge clay brewing pot, stillborn child gambiGambisirwa.gambingaold crocodile, ruthless person gambirohunting charm gambizahuge amount, wonder, spectacle gambizirasoften the ground gambukambutasty mixture, hurried shared meal gamburamuddy water gambutsugumboots gamhacatch, interrupt gamhilimping gamhinalimp gamureceiving humbly, large piece gamuchidzahand (to someone), pass gamuchirareceive, welcome gamuraguess right gan'afight back against tormentors, heavy soil that holds water, misbehave unexpectedly gan'achasmall wild fruit, grey when ripe gan'arahard and dry (of ground)gan'ubiting something hard ganan'anabare open ground gandaskin, hide, peel, rind gandairastomp off angrily gandangaguerrilla, rebel, terrorist gandanhamoevil spirit of bad luck gandarikind of edible caterpillar gandautabow (weapon), expert archer gandautarerune tambo inobva kumucheto, nokumucheto runoshandiswa pakukanda miseve.gandekind of small fish, good beer gandiralarge drum, timbrel gandiwacontour ridge gandolidded basket gandusnapping off, shouting gandukatalk drunkenly, turn nasty gandurasplit gandurestrong, tasty beer Ganduriskilled brewer gandwamuddy pool, puddle gangaunripe fruit, love in return gangaiquarrel gangaibveibvehalf-ripe, premature gangaidzoparadox, confusion gangambudzilarge black big-billed bird gangandeshrub with edible leaves gangangawild cucumber ganganyarwabig, strong person gangarashining clear, wide awake, cataract gangarabwestony ground gangaradzaroll the eyes (in anger), display openly gangaribicycle rim gangaridzashout down, drown out (a speaker)gangarikabe conspicuous, talk nonsense gangavatalying in plain view gangemukangelarge black stinking ant gangironoose (of a snare)gangoroasting pan, steering wheel gangwapool of rainwater, puddle ganhaelope (of a girl)ganhiraact presumptuously, show off ganhustopping (of rain), dividing (land)ganhukastop (of rain or a river)ganhuramark a boundary, divide, set a limit ganhuranaborder each other, break off relations ganhuriraallot (land), cut short (a speaker)ganistory, tale ganishagarnish, garnishee (wages)ganjelock ganokind of fruiting shrub, ritual axe ganuradelimit, mark off ganyarefuse to forgive, resist, snarl ganyabvuhot-tempered person, aggression ganyakanyadoing many things at once, jumble ganyamutovery hard slap ganyaupfuthick mixed dish ganyavhubrute force, aggression ganyekanyejumble, mess ganyimarula tree ganyirokneading bowl ganyisaspeak loudly, shout at ganyiwadough ganyomud mix, dough ganyugasping ganyuraretort cuttingly ganzaboast, brag, be proud ganzvorim (of a winnowing basket), large clay pot gapastrip of field (between contour ridges), turkey's wattle gapakapasomething broad and flat, shaking the head gapilapping gapurelish pot gapukapueating in a rush, lapping, hasty wash gapwastagnant pool garasit, stay, live gara matunduruweigh on (someone) for a long time gara zvakanakalive well, be comfortable gara zviyaremind me, didn't we...?garadziyasmall marsh shrub garagadaclimbing on top, bad-tasting drink, collapsing garajigarage, repair garage, service station garakambapod mahogany seeds garakarabitter fruit or root garan'angasuspected evil-hearted person garanasettle (of sediment), be stacked garandiguarantee, warranty garandichauyafalse promise to return garanigallon, fuel can garanyanyamonstrous snake gararatuberous plant, shout gararwaphlegm, algae, pond slime gare garelater, after a while gariperhaps, maybe garikabe well off, live comfortably garikigarlic garikuniturkey garingidzadisrupt (with nonsense)garingizhalarge burrow, ground bees' nest garirawait for, sit on, block (the way)garirirawait for, lie in wait for garisakeep (in a place), settle (people), overstay gariswabe put on trial garo-buttocks, bottom, base garonigallon garozivacommon knowledge garudzodread, terrible thing garwabe possessed (by a spirit), be sat upon garwecrocodile gasamercenary gashocompletely, entirely gashuleather thong, strap gashukashusleeping crowded together, hurried eating gashwaBerenzevere.gasigas gasuof rain stopping gasvapartly filled vessel, ancestral rite held by chiefs, childhood illness with heavy cough gatadivination (after a death), roadside ditch, roof gutter gatakatagreat heap gatarewide sandy wet place gatelarge beer pot, clay brewing pot gauunploughed patch gaudzamake a noise (before possession)gaunigown, dressing gown gauraweed hard ground, punch hard gautigout gavajackal, tame riding ox, kind of thorny weed gavakavaaloe, bitter herb gavazatalk too much gavhaunripe sweet cane, top of the sweet cane gavhuleg rattle gavhunagovernor gawajackal, strong sexual desire, shallow pool gawunigown gayagrind (grain), mill, ponder gazhiyoung maize plant ge-would have (verb infix), striking hard gebhurugable gebugoring

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