Mazwi ane H.

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

honguyes, yeah honomale (animal), small catfish honondofowl tick honyagrowl, snarl honyemaggots, worms honyerabass voice honzaclay relish bowl honzeriinstigator, root cause honzwawork-party beer pot hoooh!, hey! (displeasure)hoo nhaioh really? (veiled threat)hopesleep, dream, sleepiness hopugiddy-up (to oxen), heave-ho horaearn (be paid), dynamite, horror (film)horaitiall right, goodbye horerain cloud horeraloner, bee sting (left in flesh)horidheholiday horikotyostick-throwing game horiorilong-legged wading bird horohall, anus, glutton horomoriwrecker of relationships horondoblood-sucking bug horoserowholesaler horwasourness of spoiled food horwechicken-like bird hosanarain-maker, holy person hoshadisease, sexual desire hoshorattle, shaker hosisenior wife hosipaipihosepipe hositerihostel, dormitory hosvirored-feathered hill bird hosvoriidler who comes at mealtime hotanape, curved hoe handle, red lucky bean hotachenidrainage strip hotakotabent back, crowd bent at work hotamalong-snouted fish, hush (to a child)hotemale reedbuck hoterahotel, guesthouse hotidhogihot dog hotohornbill, kind of leaf vegetable hotorabreeding billy goat hotsitwisted fibre rope, of snorting, sneezing hotsirasneeze hotweswallowed water (swimming)hovastream, brook hovefish hove hurubig fish, whale hoveraboiled dry maize hovhabanana, young maize stalk hovhonioven, brick kiln hovhorosioveralls hovidzamake a far-carrying noise hovogenet, dart out (ideophone)howamushroom hozhwasnail hozhwesnail hozigranary, sleeping hut hozi hoziresting in the shade (ideophone)hu huwoof (ideophone)hu-uri-iwomen's laughter hu-wiwhistle call (ideophone)hubesquat-running game hubvasweet purple wild fruit hubvujackalberry fruit huchapadirtiness, slovenliness huchihoney hudhahave gripes and diarrhoea hudhulong robe, hood hudokosmallness, youth huduchaff clump, lingering grudge hudyuhip huhuhorn, trumpet huhudzacall out from afar, howl, wail huhuramoan, cry out for help huhwaceremonial axe hukadziwomanhood, femininity hukamarelationship, kinship, relations hukuchicken, fowl, hook hukurabark hukurugreatness, size, seniority hukutuhealthy and strong hukwarock grass hukwanachick, pullet hukwereed mat humaforehead humambokingship, royalty, majesty humanababble, mumble humbawild pig, bushpig, small blood-sucking bug like a bedbug humbanaKuramba uchidanana nenzira yeruzivo.humbanguslam (of a door)humbiChikokorodzi.humbidzirosmall beer-carrying pot humbuthroat noise (ideophone), growth on the throat, journey provisions humbukumbusmall dark fruit humburamid-morning work-party beer, suck (honey), overgraze humburihuge person humburobeer taken home humburumbiracylinder humbwaHumbwa mutambo unotambwa vanhu vachisevenzesa makano.humbwemole cricket, reed-and-gourd instrument, children's play house humbwihumhahumhandaramaidenhood, virginity humurobark-stripping hammer humwiof a hyena's cry hunaexhibited hundahorn trumpet, back meat for a ritual friend hundetree trunk, yes hundereredusk (ideophone)hundichaff, lye seasoning hundumbapoisonous weed hundwadried cow dung (fuel)hungalong river fish hungubweblack-backed jackal, close-combat weapon hungumadzihuge rock, feared sorcerer hunguruhwelarge round rock, pebbles hungurukahunguzedried maize cob, roasting maize hungwaGwara dembo.hungwefish eagle, African fish eagle hunhucharacter, good conduct, personality hunifirewood, dry wood for burning hunjegirl of marriageable age, maiden hunyawrinkle, crease hunyanzviskill, expertise hunyataof dusk falling, of the light fading at nightfall hunzastone-walled pen for sheep or goats, pit trap for animals hunziit is said, saying hunzviheifer, black honeydew on sorghum or millet huoricorruption, rot hupafast mover, something that moves fast hupenyulife hupenyu hwosewhole life, lifetime hupfuflour, maize meal hupfumiwealth, riches, economy hupimaize cob in its husk huposmall container for medicine huraear of grain, head of millet or sorghum, sleep around huramurovehureprostitute, harlot, promiscuous person hure-ehooray, cheer for a goal hurefulength, height, tallness, long (with class 14 nouns)hurekurelong-legged black-and-white bird of open plains, throwing contest huremuweight, heaviness hurifist huritigreen pigeon hurothroat, neck, gulp hurongwaplan, arrangement, order hurubig, great (with class 9 and 10 nouns)hurududikabe deeply sad, grieve hurududuof deep sorrow, of grieving hurudzamaster farmer, successful farmer hurudziraleadership, skill in planning and guiding others hurukuroconversation, discussion, talks hurukurumonument, heritage site, tree with itchy hairy pods hurumatandareboys' stone-throwing game hurumemanhood, masculinity hurumendegovernment, law unto oneself hurungudopebble, beautiful girl hurungweround rolling object, ball-shaped thing huruvadust huruyadzothe best one, the pick of the lot hurwapus hurwadaof kneeling to hand something respectfully, of sinking to the knees hushaback apron of skin, cord for tying, payment to the bride's mother hushingibravery, courage husikunight, at night husindidrum carved from a tree trunk husvuglossy starling hutacar horn, shiver, tremble hutachiwanavirus, germs hutewaterberry hutsakutsafat, flabby person hutsinyecruelty, brutality hutsvinadirtiness, filth hutuof vanishing quickly, grey grass mouse huvapot shelf, raised platform in a kitchen hut, of slamming a door huva huvaof walking hunched forward huvaidzaslam (a door)huvairawalk stooped, walk bent over huvanguof a door swinging and catching huvhewhite edible anthill mushroom huvigoat pen inside a house huwegreat joy, merriment, noise of celebration huwi-iof a hyena's howl huyakwosetwo-sided grinding stone, troublemaker, double-dealer huyiraleaving the grinding until the pot is on the fire Huyoupper grinding stone, hand-held grinding stone hwaboo (to frighten), yelp of a beaten dog hwa-aof running out completely, all gone hwa hwayelp of a beaten dog hwachuof snatching, of grabbing quickly hwadastacked lumps of sadza, clod of earth hwadhiropuwardrobe hwadigwastamp of dancing feet, flighty girl hwahwabeer, traditional beer hwahwa hwehonyebeer brewed after a death hwahwadatalk nonstop, chatter hwaisheep, green maize with milky kernels hwairablink hwakumukwakuhopping, scraping a living hwakwanifruit like a monkey orange with red seeds hwamandahorn trumpet, trumpet hwambaparts of the body rain does not soon wet hwamustripped bark, of a big mouthful of grass hwanalittle children, childishness, seedlings hwanamaikinship between sisters' children hwandahide, hoof, shelter hwandiralie in wait for, ambush hwandisahide (something), conceal hwangaclan protective charm kept in a horn hwangwaridzanarrow passage, gap, crack hwaniChikaha.hwanyanzabier, makeshift bed hwanzvoengaged girl, fiancee hwapuradestitute person, snatch hwaraword of respect hwaradadaof a house stripped bare hwararahumble oneself, bow down, cower hwarifrancolin, partridge hwarikwarismall francolin, small wild fowl hwarofoundation, base, basis hwashagums, bad breath, rim of a clay pot hwashoslippers hwashuopen sandal, of leaving quickly, of rustling through grass hwasikitiwaistcoat hwasvisvivery deep (of a pool)hwatasecretary bird hwatatacrouch, lie low hwatipiece of green wood hwatiracreep up on, stalk hwatodugout canoe hwauwoof (of a dog), of being dry and hard hwavano, certainly not hwayanalamb hwayisheep hwazhaspeak loudly, shout hwazhatagrumble, complain hwazhuragrind finely hwazvobait hweof daybreak, of a clear mind hwe-eyes (answering a call)hwedadeep burrow, side niche in a grave Hwedzaday after tomorrow, wooden milk pail hwegurivery old person or animal hwegweduround, very hard fruit hwehwedzacourt (of a male animal)hwehwerereof daylight coming

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