Mazwi ane K.

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

kungelike, as if, as though kungumaof dropping dead kungunyaKuchovha nenzira yerubatsiro kashoma.kungunyarabe crumpled (of a body)kunguraregret, long for KunguruJuly kungurukaroll down, tumble kungururuof rolling downhill kungurusarock, roll kungurutsaroll, roll along, play (music) nonstop kunguzhuraflatten (grass)kunhaMushonga werubatsiro.kunhidzastoke (a fire), incite kunhongapick up, picking kunhuhere kunjaof a thudding fall, of dying kunjairastrut, swagger kunohere, this way kuno nokokoeverywhere, here and there kunonokabe late, delay kunounzabrings kunun'unuof brooding in silence kununduof sitting hunched kunwato drink, drinking kunyadare, doze kunya kunyaof walking like a baboon kunyairabustle, dawdle, waddle kunyangeeven if, although, even kunyange zvakadaroeven so, nevertheless, though kunyangwe [kunyange]even if kunyanyaespecially, mostly, mainly kunyarabe ashamed, be shy, be embarrassed kunyaradzaiconsole kunyararasilence, calm, to be quiet kunyasidownwards, below kunyatsoshandawork well, efficiency kunyepato lie, lying kunyepedzerapretend, feign, pretence kunyiraMuchina weruzivo mumatambudziko.kunyorawrite, writing, compose kunyoresaregister, enrol, registration kunyuka nekuparariraoutbreak kunyumwasuspicion, to suspect kunyungu kunyunguof hip-swinging dance kunyungudukamelt, melting kunyungudzaswing the hips (in dance)kunzeoutside, weather, except kunze kunzeon the outskirts, far off kunze kwekungeunless, except if kunze kwemutemoillegal, against the law kunze kwenyikaabroad, overseas kunzibe told, be called, said kunzwato hear, to feel, hearing kunzwisisaunderstand, understanding, insight kuodzwa mwoyobe disappointed kuomabe dry, be difficult, dryness kuoma kunzwisisabe hard to understand, complexity kuomesadry out, complication kuonasee, sight, vision kuonekaappear, be visible Kuonekwabe seen, aspect kuongabe grateful kuongororaexamine, analyse, investigate kuongororwabe examined, diagnosis, scrutiny kuongwabe appreciated kuorarot, decay kuora kwezuvasolar eclipse kuora mwoyolose heart, despair, depression kupabail out (water)kupakapark (a vehicle), parking kuparadzadestroy, ruin, destruction kuparadzanaseparate, part, separation kupararaperish, be destroyed, collapse kuparariraspread, spreading, prevalence kupatsanurwabe divided, be separated kupeof tossing out water kupedzafinish, complete, spend kupedza chikorofinish school, graduation kupedza kudzidzafinish studying, graduate kupembererwabe celebrated kupendapaint, painting kupengago mad, madness, insanity kupenyashine, brightness kuperato end, to be finished, used up, ending kupera kwevhikiweekend kupera simbabecome weak, be exhausted kupererwabe desperate kupererwa neropaanaemia kupetafold, folding kupfekawear, dress kupfumaof sitting idle kupfurashoot, shooting, fire kupfuuramore than, than, pass kupiwhere kupikisaoppose, protest kupikiswabe opposed, opposition kupindato enter, to go in, than, more than kupindirainterfere, intervene, interference kupindwa muropaaddiction, be addicted kupindwa nechandofever kupirasplash (water over oneself)kupisato burn, to be hot, heat kupiswabe burnt, cremation kupiwabe given, be assigned kupokanacontradict, doubt kupombapump kupomerwa mhosvacondemned, convicted kuponato survive, survival, to give birth kupondwabe murdered kuporaheal, recover, recovery kuporesaheal, healing kupu kupuof dropping everything kupukato become well-off, to peel off kupurarinse (the feet)Kuputikaburst, explode, explosion kuputsabreak, demolish, break down kupwadry up kupwanyacrush, smash kupwanyiwabe crushed kuragrow, grow up, mature kurairaadvise, instruct, advice Kurambarefuse, reject, resist kurambanadivorce, separate kurambidzwabe forbidden, be banned kurambwabe rejected, rejection kuranganaconspire, conspiracy kurangwabe punished, punishment kurapato treat (the sick), to heal, cure Kurapwabe treated, be cured, treatment kuraramalive, survive, existence kurasato throw away, to lose, to abandon kurasikaget lost, go astray kurasikirwalose, loss kuratidzashow, demonstrate, display kuratidzirademonstrate, protest kuratidzwabe shown, manifestation kuravirataste kurefar, far away, distant kurebabe tall, be long, length kuregagive up, let, abstain kurekodharecord, recording kuremarabe disabled, disability, defect kuremberahang, dangle kuremekedzwabe respected, esteem kurerekeralean towards, bias, incline kuretufar away kurevamean, refer to, that is kureva nhematell lies, lying kuridziraencourage kurimafarm, plough, cultivate kuriragrow up (in a place), overcome kurirwabe overcome, be outdone, be near term (of pregnancy)kurohwabe beaten, beating, flogging kuromuchrome kurongato plan, to arrange, to organise kurongedzato pack, to arrange, to marshal (troops)kurooramarry kuroorwabe married (of a woman)kurovato hit, to beat, to pound (of the heart)kurovedza muviriexercise kuruboshweleft, on the left kurududuof sitting in sorrow, of looking ashamed kurudyiright, on the right kurudziraencourage, urge, motivate kurudziroencouragement, motivation kurukaswindle (slang)kurukucrook, swindler kurukuradiscuss, converse kurumbidzapraise kurumbirabe famous, be well known KurumeMarch kurumidzahurry, be quick, come early kurumurashell (maize), take off, remove kurundundikamove in a crowd kurundunduof sullen silence kurungastir, mix kurungiraseason (with peanut butter), mix in, make porridge (for the sick)kurungudiraburnish, smooth (a clay pot)kurunuof stripping off kurunukuof converging from all sides kururaon and on, all through, undress kururamabe righteous, be straight, righteousness kururamisacorrect, put right, correction kururamisirajustice, fairness kururirahand down (clothes)kururu kururuof a rumbling stomach kurutaoverstay kurutivitowards, on the side of kuruzastrip (leaves), extract fibre (from sisal)kurwafight, combat kurwadziwafeel pain, be hurt, grief kurwarabe ill, be sick kurwisaattack, fight against kurwiswabe attacked kurwizimenstruation (euphemism)kusadziviririkaexposure kusafaraunhappiness, be unhappy kusagadzikanainstability, agitation, discomfort kusainasign, signing kusakwanabe insufficient, imperfection kusanaya kwemvuradrought kusanganameet, encounter, experience kusanganisamix, combine kusanganisiraincluding, involve kusangoin the bush, to the forest kusarudzachoose, decide kusarurapartiality, favouritism kusava nechokwadiuncertainty, doubt kusavapoabsence kusazivaignorance, not knowing kuseof bad breath kusekalaugh, laughter kusenimorning, in the morning kushasow (broadcast), scatter seed Kushambadziraadvertising kushambiraswim, swimming kushamisikabe surprised, surprise kushandawork, function, operate kushanda zvakanakawork well, efficacy kushandisato use, to apply kushandiswato be used, use, usage kushandurwabe changed, transformation kushanyavisit kushayalack, be without kushenicushion kushiviriratolerance, be patient kushomekashortage, scarcity, deficiency kushoradespise, disparage, oppose kushoropodzwabe criticised, criticism Kushorwabe opposed, be despised, opposition kushuof dropping off to sleep kushumiraserve, service kushungurudzwaabuse, be mistreated, harassment kusiunder, beneath, genitals kusiiwabe abandoned, be left kusikacreate, creativity kusikwacreation, be created kusimbisastrengthen, emphasise, confirm kusimbiswabe strengthened, be reinforced kusimudzalift, raise kusimudzirwabe promoted, promotion kusimukiradevelop, progress kusindimarabe stubborn, stubbornness kusingaperiendless, forever kusiya basaresign, resignation Kusiyanadiffer, difference, diversity kusudurukamove away, shift kusundapush kusundidzirwabe pushed kusundirwa mberibe postponed

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