Mazwi ane G.

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

guruuswatall-grass savanna, Guruuswa (ancestral homeland)guruvadust guruvhasecret crook, get by fraud guruzasnore, growl, scrape bark for fibre gurwacutting (for planting)gurwadakneel humbly (ideophone), knees buckle (ideophone)gurwecricket (insect)gurwigulp (ideophone)gusashave gushaloincloth, gift to a mother-in-law, slimy wild vegetable gushefleece, wool gushudung matted in wool, travel food gourd Gushungopraise name of the Tsivo clan gusvirespectful clap greeting gutacity, town, be full guta gurucapital city gutagutastink grasshopper gutemarshy ground gutidrizzle, misty rain gutisaovereat, satisfy gutsasatisfy, fill (with food), convince gutsaniragang up on gutsaruzhinjisocialism gutsecommunal work gutsikanabe satisfied, be content, be convinced gutsiresluggard, fool gutsugoods train, of nodding in agreement gutsuranod gutsuriranod GutuGutu (Gumbo clan name), Gutu (district)gutukutuchoking stench gutumukutugreat abundance, huge number guturastrong stench gutuvezestrong stench gutyairagulp down guumupeel off (ideophone)guumudzatap out, knock out the last bits guumukapeel off, flake off guunaoffend, clear land guunwanewly cleared land guurashed skin, slough guuriragive a cast-off guurwashed skin, slough guvagrave, tomb, floor of a hut guvakuvacrowd bent at work guvamombeman too poor to pay lobola guvekind of river fish, sheet flood guvhunavel, kind of tall tree guvhudendeprotruding navel guvirock pool, worn grinding stone guvocrop-stunting weed guwekuweuproar of praise, cheering guwendewaiting crowd guyakuyatwo-faced person, be in great pain guyogrinding stone, millstone guzalook sickly guzubherigooseberry, Cape gooseberry guzungucherry tomato guzvuverigooseberry gwahard (ideophone), strike with a stone (ideophone)gwa [gwa-a]dry up (ideophone), snap (ideophone)gwa gwa gwastamping footsteps (ideophone), shiver (ideophone)gwabaoverexert oneself gwaba gwabatotter (ideophone)gwabada gwabada [gabada gabada]clomp (ideophone)gwabadaracollapse from exhaustion (ideophone)gwabadikaclomp along gwabairawalk on weak knees gwabhupop off (ideophone), finish up (ideophone)gwachamukaslasher, sickle gwachara [kwachara]crash down (ideophone), collapse (ideophone)gwacharika [-ngwacharika]crash down, lie scattered gwachataKunaka kweruzivo rwemumatambudziko.gwachatidzadrop with a crash, wear out gwachatikacollapse from exhaustion gwadasledge, kneel quickly (ideophone)gwadabuwrench off (ideophone)gwadabukacome off (of a lid)gwadaburawrench off a lid gwadabvugore (ideophone), claw (ideophone)gwadabvuragore, rip with claws gwadagwafall to the knees (ideophone)gwadagwadzatremble, shiver gwadairawalk feebly, crawl on the knees gwadamakneel gwadarafall to the knees, fall down gwadara gwadarastruggle up (ideophone)gwadarikastruggle to rise, fall down gwagwadadried hard (ideophone)gwajanudzaforce open gwajanuraprise apart gwajarikarattle, clatter gwajataclatter down (ideophone)gwajuyank out (ideophone)gwajurapull out, uproot gwakahardpan gwakuwooden ladle gwakwaidler who waits to be fed, rustling (of crawling things), huge snake gwakwashirahuge snake gwakwasiracrowd moving together gwamapurse, wallet, medicine pouch gwamatatashout for no reason gwambapatch of colour, congeal, set gwamuslab of bark, hard slap (ideophone)gwamuraprise open, strip bark, slap hard gwanan'wanabright red (ideophone)gwandabig foot, take a shortcut, short-sleeved shirt gwandangwasevere famine gwandiInzwi rekusviba kweuso.gwangaparrot gwangoMafariswa.gwanguscoop out (ideophone), take everything (ideophone)gwangurascoop out, satisfy a craving gwangwadzacrevice, gap between rocks gwangwandirolarge old dish gwangwandizafibre grass, emaciated creature gwangwarishallow soil over rock gwanhalarge ladle, pumpkin-leaf relish, lop branches gwanhutough old leaf, pluck (ideophone)gwanhuralop branches gwanhurwalopped branch, plucked leaf gwanyaknock down fruit gwanzagap, opening (between bushes or rocks)gwanzibeaten path gwanzusplit (ideophone), hard slap (ideophone)gwanzukasplit gwanzurasplit (wood), strip bark gwanzvascar gwapaspot, patch, blemish Gwarapath, track, course gwarabvuhard slap (ideophone)gwaradacreak of stiff hide (ideophone)gwaragwadastruggle up (ideophone), creak (ideophone)gwarakwatabe busy at work, scratch the ground, grope about gwaranuscrape of a door (ideophone)gwararastripe, parting (in hair)gwaravaleather pouch gwarifrancolin, partridge gwarodocument, written text, book gwaronyorwaresearch article, essay gwaruclear sky (ideophone), hard ground (ideophone)gwasasiraline of animals gwashabush, thicket gwashadomborock-dwelling animal gwashuracut off a piece gwasiraKutungamirira nhoroondo.gwasvopaddle, oar gwatakind of locust, fondle gwatarariverbank soil, valley with a stream gwatibark, potsherd, thicket gwatidzastick together, shut firmly gwatidzirodoorpost gwatikwatiinseparable pair gwatukwatuburnt clearing, young weed, bubbling porridge gwauloud bark (ideophone)gwaumbudestitute person gwauraache gwautabark, howl gwavahang back (ideophone), shuffle along (ideophone)gwavairaKugwesha.gwavarirabeg persistently, pester gwavavalarge rock lizard, lie flat (ideophone)gwavhaguava gwayakind of bony fish gwayakwayawrithe in pain gwayanalamb gwayawayawander about, roam gwazafinish a set task gwazvotough lean meat gwemeet by chance (ideophone), sit down (ideophone), strike (ideophone)gweba gwebatotter (ideophone)gwebefeeble dancing (ideophone)gwebedekawalk feebly gwebulift a lid (ideophone)gwedabound about, come back gwedairawalk wearily gwedebutt heads (ideophone)gwede gwederattle (ideophone), wiggle loose (ideophone)gwedebulift a lid (ideophone)gwedemuclatter of dishes (ideophone)gwedemudzabang pots about, clatter gwederecome loose (ideophone), dumped (ideophone)gwedere gwederewalk feebly (ideophone)gwederedzatire out, make walk wearily gwederekawalk wearily gwedeyaold ox gwedusnap (ideophone)gwedukacome loose, break off gwedurabreak into pieces gwedyapump (water), flush (a toilet)gwedzva gwedzvashuffle (ideophone)gwedzvede gwedzvededrag the feet (ideophone)gweebushbaby, rock ford gwegwedu [gegedu]crunch (ideophone), gnaw (ideophone)gwegweduragnaw, crunch gwegwendereclang (ideophone)gwejapump (a borehole), flush (a toilet)gwejefit tightly (ideophone)gweje gwejerattle (ideophone)gwejegwejerattle (ideophone)gwejenuprise apart (ideophone)gwejenuraprise off, detach gwejenyupull apart (ideophone)gwejubreak off (ideophone)gwekwetick gwekwererecluster, many things hanging together gwemastench, bad smell gwembeterabeg persistently gwemeuncastrated billy goat, body odour gwenderefibre grass, clang (ideophone)gwendere gwendereclanging (ideophone)gwenderedzabang metal pots together gwenderetsaleave lying unguarded gwenen'wenecloudless (ideophone)gwengadesert, wasteland gwengwekind of fish gwengwendereclang (ideophone)gwengwerescrape (ideophone)gwenjeredried hard (ideophone)gwenjeredzaclatter gwenukwenuscratching all over gwenyafire-starter gwenyakwenyaconstant scratching, hairy vlei shrub gwenyambirambira player gwenzibush, shrub, medicinal shrub gweregate pole gwerede gweredegrind lazily (ideophone)gwerededzagrind lazily gweregwereslippery crook gwerendendemash, crowd moving together gwerengwefool (insult)gwerenuunbar a gate (ideophone)gwererecreak of a door (ideophone)gwereveshelarge lizard (another word for gwavava)gwese [gweshe]blunt tin knife gweshashuffle on the bottom gwesheblunt tin knife gweshekweshecrowd, herd, dense crop stand gwesuitchy skin disease gwetalawyer, attorney, solicitor gweturegwevashuffle forward seated gwevairashuffle on the bottom gwevedzigo-between in courtship, instigator, one who incites others to wrong gwezerelarge-headed finger millet, millet-like weed gwezvobait, lure, go-between gwiof gripping tightly, of cutting in one stroke, of being strong and healthy gwibahead-butt, collide, kind of beer gwibhidhidiscarded (ideophone)gwibusnap in two (ideophone), hearty laugh (ideophone)

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