Mazwi ane K.

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

kodzeroright, entitlement, human rights kodzoof stirring kodzo kodzoof stirring round and round kodzongastir (sadza)kodzongerastir (sadza), mix meal into a paste kodzongo kodzongoof steady stirring koficoffee kofinicoffin kofiyaskullcap, small cap koforaweed with a cultivator kogoroof the sun standing high kohomarasquat, crouch kohomedzaemphasise, stress, insist kohomedzoemphasis kohorerafit an axe head (into its handle)kohovedzafinish off (a dying animal)kohwaharvest, reap, earn a return koi koiof hip movement (in sex)koinicoin koiramove the hips (in sex)kokainvite, attract, cock (a gun)koka hashaprovoke anger, work oneself into a temper koka hopebring on sleep kokeof surrounding kokeracall together, summon, tout (for a bus)kokisicookie, biscuit kokococoa, matchbox striker, Coca-Cola kokokocluck (of a hen)kokokora [kokakora]Coca-Cola, soft drink kokomabe bent, be crooked kokomarabe bent, be crooked kokomwabe forced to work, work grudgingly kokonaticoconut kokonoof prising off kokonokacome unstuck, come off kokonyarashrivel, contract, hunch up kokonyorabe bent, walk stooped kokorascrape out (a pot)kokorodzaround up, gather, call together kokororacroak kokororoof croaking kokotascrape up leftovers (with fingers)kokoteracocktail bar, bar, tavern kokovaof walking stooped kokovarawalk stooped, hobble komarefuse to run errands, coma komandacommander komanisadrive (others) on, hurry (others) along komarabe blunt kombabe serious, surround, be huge kombamabe bent, be crooked kombaticombat uniform komberabe bent over (at the top)komberedzasurround, enclose kombiminibus, kombi kombiyutacomputer kombodzabe overgrown, grow too big kombonicompound, workers' housing kombonodzastraighten komborabless komborerabless kombositicompost, compost heap komburesacompressor kombutacomputer kombweof being curved kombwerabend, be bent komedhicomedy komekedzaemphasise, repeat (for emphasis)komerahammer in, nail komesicommerce kometicomet komichicup, mug komikicomic komishenicommission komishinacommissioner komiticommittee komiyutacommuter bus, commuter omnibus komukaturn back (at the end of a furrow)komuredhicomrade, freedom fighter, friend kon'aof refusing konafail, corner, turn a corner konamabow the head konanafall out, quarrel, separate (of a couple)kondakitaconductor kondegift in kind, congratulatory gift kondekaturn upside down, put (a pot) on the fire kondendiContent (school subject)kondinendicontinent kondirakiticontract kondiwacontour ridge, plot (of a field)kondohamerkop, bagworm kondodzaanger, upset kondomaof sitting sulking kondomarasulk, sit in silence kondoroof doing something reluctantly konesaprevent, hinder, make impossible konewafail, be unable, do wrong kongiriconcrete kongonyakongonya (dance)kongonya kongonyaof swaggering, of walking briskly konherahang (a door)konifarenziconference konifurawacauliflower konivhoyiconvoy koniwafail, be unable konjisisal fibre konoof giving grudgingly konobherabutton up konon'onoof looking ashamed, of looking sleepy kononabe filthy, shirk errands konondogrime, caked dirt konongoof scraping out leftovers konongorapick out, scrape out kononoof waiting in vain konoragive grudgingly konoreragive grudgingly konyaKupfiga.konzacause, court (a girl), hurt konzaticoncert konzeracause, bring about konzicorn (on the toe)koomongoose kopacopper, copy, photocopy koparetivhicooperative koperabutton up kopfairaswagger, show off kopicopy, photocopy kopo kopoof water splashing over stones koponoraunbutton koporocorporal kopotagurgle, flow noisily korabe fat, be rich (of food), be strong (of beer)koraricoral korasichorus korejicollege korekedzabolt (a door), bar (a door)koreracholera, be fertile, fall through koresaeat heartily, feast koridhocorridor koriyacongenital mental disorder korosugar water (drink)korobhamop, scrub (a floor)korofi korofiof lazy weeding korogetitoothpaste, Colgate korokodzagather evidence against korokoroa river fish korokotedzacongratulate KorombiyaColombia koromoof tumbling down koromokatumble down, collapse koromoraknock down, demolish, land in trouble koronacrown, crown of thorns (plant)korongodyoof a plop into water korongonyaspoil a fire (by poking it)koroniwheat koronyeracrook, conman kororalick korosipondastudy by correspondence korovherasweet-talk, coax korwaget drunk kosatwist (fibre into string), roll (string)koshabe important, be valuable, be precious koshitomucostume, two-piece suit, swimming costume koshiwaforget koshovaluable koshomoof knocking down fruit koshomoraknock down (fruit)kosicourse kosoof a single cough koso kosoof coughing, ahem kosoracough kosvaleave short of food kotaquarter, share out food, of hard work kota kotaof working without rest kotamabend over, stoop, bow kotanagather, assemble kotekacover with a lid, curve forward kotesheniquotation (price)kotiquart (of beer), court (tennis), cot kotoof mass death, of wrapping up koto kotoof water gurgling kotokastream (of a crowd), flow kotonicotton thread kotonoof knocking off (work)kotonokaturn out in numbers, knock off (work)kotosagatecrash kotsahide, bury, chew kotsiof nodding off kotsirafall asleep, doze, be asleep kotsvaround up (cattle)kovhocovo, kale kovoof pecking kovo-oof bloodshot eyes kovodzago red-eyed (with anger)kowoInzwi reruzivo mumatambudziko.kozokotoof losing strength, of going quiet kozomoof falling from a tree kozomokafall (from a tree)kozvabe bent, be curved kristarocrystal KristuChrist ku-to (infinitive prefix), at, to (locative prefix)ku ku ku kucall to chickens kubaoverturn (a wheeled thing), of covering kubasaat work, to work kubatato hold, to catch, to touch kubata chibharorape kubata hovefishing, catch fish kubatanaunite, join together, unity kubatanidzajoin, connect, link kubatanidzwabe joined, be included, inclusion kubatsirahelp, assist, benefit kubatwabe caught, be held, be touched kuberekagive birth, bear fruit, reproduce kuberekwabe born, birth kubhadharapay, payment kubhejeragamble, gambling kubhombabomb, bombing kubhurokago broke, bankruptcy kubhururukafly, flight Kubikacook, cooking kubiwabe stolen, theft kubuof dropping off to sleep kubudago out, come out, emerge kubuda ropableed, bleeding kubudirirasucceed, success, prosper kubukasleep uncovered, sleep deeply kuburapull out, extract kuburikidzathrough, by means of, via kubvafrom, since kubvirasince, from kubvisaremove, take off, subtract kubvisa pamuviriabortion, terminate a pregnancy kubviswabe removed, removal kubvuof a big splash KubvumbiApril kubvumidzwabe allowed, be permitted kubvumiraagree, allow, approval kubvumiranaagree, agreement, consensus kubvumirwabe allowed, admission kubvunzurudzainterview kubvurastir in meal (to thicken sadza)kubwiof a splash kuchaKubhagura.kuchajacharging kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumabvazuvanortheast kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokeronorthwest kucheof pouring in too much Kuchekacut, reap (grain), saw kuchekucheof full daylight

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