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Mazwi ane K.

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

Tsvaga izwi
karingafry with seasoning, seasonkariraexpect, hope for, forbidkaririmashed sweet potato dishkariroexpectation, hopekaro-about, possibly (verb infix)karoowho knowskarooraNhengo yerubatsiro pano.karoticarrotkarukabe terrified, be startled, suddenly find oneselfkarukunismall brown snakekarukuretacalculator, calculatekarutsaMuchina werubatsiro kashoma.kasadyosmall inner pocketkasanuof rain letting upkasanyanasmall thick-trunked figkasawayasmall white-skinned groundnutkaseof a stale smell, of rain stoppingkasekerashort thorny treekasemosplinterkaseticassette, videotapekashasnuff box, small container, tear-gas canisterkashamahang draped overkashararabe hard-hearted, be harshKashomararely, seldomkashomananavery rarelykashuof tearing with the teethkashu kashuof eating fastkashukafill up, go to bed hungrykashurabite off (food)kasiplaying card, so then (in questions)kasikirahurrykasinocasinokasirahurry, be quickkasitacast (a vote)kasitomacustomerkasitorocastlekasiyanwalittle fingerkasungazwihyphenkasvaof danglingkataof climbing up, dye, stainkata kataof climbing highkatabvuof cutting deepkatabvuragash deeplykataidzaspoil (a child), hold one's nosekatanatanglekatanurauntangle, strip off (clothes), take down (washing)katapirabulldozer, caterpillar tractorkataraworry, fretkatarogucataloguekatatuthree times, thricekatazamedicinal shrub, harass, tormentkatisaeat greedilykatonicartonkatorikeCatholickatsagobble, punchkatsekeratown clerk, municipal headkatsetatiny thing, single threadkatsicatkatsoherbalist's digging hoekatsvukuRusvava.katswereply in the game dudu mudurikatukaKunganduka.katunicartoonkatunzvismall hen birdkaturijicartridgekaturikeguilty secret, untried offencekaturikwasmall shoulder axekaturuturuwhitlowkatutsiraembellishing a storykatyaastonishment (ideophone)katyamadzaamaze, astonish, shockkatyamarabe astonished, be amazedkaundacounterkauralearn one's lessonkauriragrab the biggest share, exaggeratekaurisateach a lesson, make regretkaururaresowkavakickkavanaalternate (of colours)kavangusquirting outkavangurapierce and burstkavanziweedy shrubkavari kavarihurrying alongkavarikaKukwanisa kusununguka mumatambudziko.kavavikaMuchina yeruzivo pamberi.kavhabook coverkavhangakneadkavichiKushambira nenzira yeruzivo.kavirasow in holes, plantkaviritwicekavukick (of a ball)kayaKutemha.kayayaFarandanda.kayaya kayayatrudgingkayayikahobble, drag one's feetkazevezevewhisperingkazhafell in quantity, skim overKazhinjioften, usually, mostlykazhucareless chopkazhumucrest of hair (on an animal's back), tuft left on a shaved headkazhuragrind coarsely, chop carelesslykaziwarespectful greetingketearing (of cloth), his, herke ke-esoft laughke ke keslow tearing of clothke ke ke-egigglekechelift, elevator, click (of a gun or lock)kechekechelocking up everythingkechemuhandcuffs, shackleskedasifudgekedegoing in cleanlykedhemularge nut-like fruitkefacafé, racial slur (kaffir)keheeheecranking of an enginekejicagekekecakekekechugnawingkekechuragnawkekeredzacackle (of a laying hen)kekerererattling dragkekerezapretend to workkembacampkembicampkemesitichemistkemesitirichemistrykemisitipharmacy, chemistkendurucandlekenican, watering cankenyayellow maizekenyandykennedykenzacancerkepesikepicap, peaked capkeputenicaptain, leaderkeracarry (on a carrier), address (a letter), carry over (in sums)kere kerecackle of a laying henkerekechurch, congregationkererekeriyacarrier, luggage rackkeroaddresskerotsicarrotkesefucursive writingkeshiyacashierketapick out, selectketanichainketenicurtainketerokettleketu ketucounting out one by oneketyekeyatekacaretakerkeyithe letter Kkezathigh-length stockingsKhazakisitaniKazakhstankibismearing on thickly, overdoing (salt, oil)kichagrapplingkichenikitchenkichicatching on a hookkichinikitchenkiiSvombonoro.kiibhodhikeyboardkiinuraunlockkikakickkikiri kikiriwrestlingkikirikastruggle (with a heavy load)kikiririof fighting hard, of wrestlingkimbarilarge unfired brickkindi-iof a loud rumblekindingindiof tackling something hard, of taking on something frighteningkinuraunlockkipagoalkeeper, keeper, storekeeperkipu kipucall to chickenskirabhuclub, clubhousekirashiclutch (of a car)kirasiclass, classroomkirayonicrayonkirembicrampkirenicranekireshicreche, nursery schoolkireticrate, tray (of eggs)kiri kiriof running very fast, of joyful ululationkiriketicricket (game)kirikitiof jumping downkirimbirin'icrimplenekirimucream, cream-colouredkiringindiof taking on too much, of stubborn refusalkirinikiclinickiripisiclip, mudguard clipkiririof trapping a ball, of marking a playerkirisendiCrescent rolling tobaccoKirisimasiChristmaskiromitakilometrekiroshacrochetkisakissKisimisiChristmasKisimusiChristmaskitikitkitsicatkiviof punching, of strikingkiwawhite personkiyalock, grip tightly, stop suddenlykiyeof lockingkiyikey, lockkiyinuof unlockingkiyinukacome unlockedkiyinuraunlockKiyubaCubaklinikiclinicalkoso? (opens a question), what about, of knockingko ko koknock knock (said on arrival)kobhurafloor polish, polish a floorkobiriold coin, pennykoboof a plop into water, of tossing food into the mouth, of a quick bitekobodekaflop about (in oversized clothes)kobodoof being emptykobodo kobodoof clumping in big shoeskoborapeck, strike (of a snake)kobvaMupatupatu.kobvothickkobvo kobvoof squelchingkobvomarabe thick, be broadkobvorascoop up a handfulkobvuthick, fat, stoutkobvukathicken, grow fatkocharoast, coachkocheof linking togetherkochekaloop a rope over, link togetherkochekedzalink together, interlockkochekerahook onto, put in a headlockkochicoachkochikaripush-cartkochoof clinkingkocho kochoof rattlingkochokodzarattle, shake (a rattle)kochomoof dropping downkochomoratake down (from a height), rake inkochonoof coming unhookedkochonoraunhook, unlinkkodapokekodhicord, cable, ropekodhorocorduroykodoboof caving inkodobokacave inkodoborapoke out, pick (teeth), dig intokododzvoof jabbingkododzvorajab, pokekodomaof sitting idlekodzafatten, sour (milk)kodzairashrug (in refusal)kodzekalet (milk) sourkodzerabe suitable, deserve, qualify

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