Mazwi ane K.

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

kusungato tie, to bind, to arrest kusungwabe arrested, be tied up, be imprisoned kusunungukarelax, be free, freedom kusunungurauntie, release, set free Kusunungurwabe released, emancipation kusurukirwabe lonely, loneliness kusuwasorrow, sadness, long for kusvibiswabe defiled, pollution, contamination kusvidziraincite, egg on kusvikaarrive, reach, arrival kusvikirauntil, up to kusvudziraKutsanangura mashoko kashoma.kusvumidzadrive (cattle) hard kusvuradrink up, drain (a drink)kusvutasmoke, smoking kutamiss, support (at an event)kutakuracarry, transport kutakura zvinhucarry goods, freight kutakurwabe carried, be transported kutamamove (house), migrate, migration kutambaplay, dance kutambanudzastretch, stretch out kutambisawaste, squander kutambudzwapersecution, be troubled kutamburasuffer, suffering, hardship kutamiswabe relocated, be transferred kutangato begin, to start, beginning kutapirabe sweet, sweetness kutapukirainfectious kutapuriranatransmission, infect one another kutarisalook, look at, gaze kutarisiraexpect, look after, supervise kutariswabe regarded, be looked at kutasvaride, riding Kutauraspeak, talk, speech kutauriranacommunicate, converse Kutaurwabe said, be mentioned, referred to kuteereralisten, obey, obedience kutendabelieve, faith, belief kutendekafaithfulness, being faithful, honesty kutendererago round, rotate, circulate Kutenderera Zuvaorbit the sun kutendeukaturn round, be converted kutengabuy, purchase kutengesasell, trade kutengeseranatrade, transaction kutengeswabe sold kutepfenyurabroadcast, broadcasting kutevedzanafollow in sequence, succession kutevedzeraimitate, follow (instructions), comply kuteverafollow kutithat, so that, whether (in questions)kutinhirathunder, rumble kutizaflee, run away, escape kutongarule, govern, judge kutongwabe judged, trial, judgement kutonhorabe cold, cold, cool down kutoratake, adopt kutora chikamutake part, participate kutora mifananidzotaking photographs, photography kutorwabe taken, be regarded as kutsamwaanger, be angry, wrath Kutsanangurato explain, to describe, to define kutsengachew, chewing kutsiMunzvimbo yeruzivo mumatambudziko.kutsigirasupport, back up, prop up kutsikisapublish, record (a song), release kutsiraZviwanikwa mumatambudziko kure.kutsiranato gang up on kutsivatake revenge, replace, vengeance kutsoropodzacriticise, critique kutsungadetermination, to be determined kutsvaburn, be burnt, burning kutsvagalook for, search for, seek kutsvairwabe swept kutsvakalook for, seek kutsvedzaslip, slide kutsvodakiss, kissing kututipping out a load, draining a drink, puppy kutu kutubrooding kutukatip over, spill kutumirasend kutumwabe sent, be given an errand kutungamiralead, guide kutungamiriralead, guide kuturatip out, down (a drink)kututaMuchina weruzivo pamberi.kutuuspreading stench kutuzaKukorovhera.kutwareceive visitors kutyafear, be afraid kutyairadrive kutyeiof course, why not kutyisidzirathreaten, intimidate kutyisidzirwabe threatened kutyokabreak, be fractured kutyorabreak, snap, break (a rule)kutyorwabe broken, violation kuumbamould, form, shape kuumbwabe formed, formation, form kuunganidzagather, collect, accumulate kuunzabring kuurayakill, murder kuurayiwabe killed kuurirahand down (used clothes), second-hand kuuyacome, coming kuuzuruabove, up high kuvabe, become, be out of season (of fruit)kuva mugari wenyikacitizenship, being a citizen kuva nechokwadibe sure, make sure kuvadzahurt, injure, harm kuvakabuild, construct kuvaka patsvarebuild, reconstruction kuvandudzikaimprove, improvement kuvandudzwabe improved, be renewed kuvanidzagather up, heap together kuvapobe present, exist, presence kuvarabe injured, get hurt, suffer kuvebe, become kuvengahate, detest kuvengwabe hated kuverengaread, count kuverengwa kwevanhucensus kuvezwabe carved, be hewn kuvharaclose, shut, cover kuvharirwabe locked in, detention kuvhimahunt, hunting kuvhiringidzikabe confused, confusion, be disturbed kuvhiringidzwabe confused, be disturbed kuvhiringikabe confused kuvhiyaskin (an animal), operate on kuvhiyiwabe operated on, surgery kuvhotavote kuvhundukato be startled, to be shocked, to get a fright kuvhuraopen kuvigwabe buried, burial kuvimbatrust, rely on, hope kuvimbikabe trustworthy, reliability, loyalty kuvimbisapromise, assure kuvira kwezuvasunset kuvirisaboil, ferment (beer)kuwafall, shout, whistle (of a train)kuwachawash (clothes), do the laundry kuwadzaKukonzera nhoroondo ioneke pamberi.kuwanato get, to find, to obtain kuwandabe many, abundance, increase kuwandisabe too much, excess kuwanikwabe found, be available kuwe kuwecall of the kuwe bird kuwedzeraadd, increase, extend kuwiriranaagree, get along, harmony kuyagrind (on a stone), wipe out, rear (livestock)kuyambukacross (a river or road)kuyemuraadmire kuyerameasure Kuyereraflow kuyerwabe measured kuyukind of fish kuzacheer on, urge on kuzadzafill kuzasibelow, down kuzhaknock down fruit kuzhumurastrip (fruit from a tree), knock down fruit wastefully kuzivato know, knowing, awareness kuzivikanwabe known, be recognised, recognition kuzivisainform, announce, make known Kuzororarest, relax kuzotiwhen (after), then kuzvakuzvibatabehave oneself, control oneself kuzvidembaregret, repent kuzvikudzabe proud, arrogance, boast kuzvimbaswell, swelling kuzvimiririrabe independent, stand on one's own kuzvipiracommit oneself, dedication kuzviurayacommit suicide, suicide kuzvivaraidzaentertain oneself, recreation kuzvugraze (of skin)kuzvukabe grazed kuzvuragraze, scrape, shell (maize) on a stone kwaof (classes 15 and 17), class 15 and 17 concord kwa kwa kwaclapping kwaakarerekerathe side he or she favours kwaba [kwapa]flap (of clothes), dropping flat kwabada kwabadashambling kwabairawalk weakly from hunger kwabuforcing open, prising off kwabukacome open, lift up, come unstuck kwachakwacha (currency), clatter of falling things kwacha kwachaclanging kwachanuraprise apart kwacharaclattering down kwachara kwachararattling (of iron sheets)kwacharikaclatter kwachatajingle of dropped coins kwachaurapick groundnuts off the plant kwachubiting off, snatching a lot, snapping back (in anger)kwachu kwachucounting out notes kwachuratear off, snatch (money), answer back rudely kwadabuof prising off something stuck, of lifting a lid to look inside kwadabukacome unstuck, peel off (of skin)kwadaburapeel off, uncover kwadasaslap hard, beat kwakasudden silence kwakanakais all well?kwakusudden jump, springing up, dishing out a little food kwaku kwakuhopping kwakukaleap, jump up kwakukirajump onto, leap across kwakurasnatch kwakwafruit of the mukwakwa tree kwakwara kwakwarastrutting kwakwarararasping (on rock)kwakwashadry and crusted kwakwasha kwakwasharustling through the bush kwamashout, cry out kwambatiratuck under one's arm kwamiralean towards, favour, cling to kwamuprising off, slap kwamupfiganebwethe grave, death kwamuraMuchina weruzivo kure.kwamvurayachekamakumbothe very end kwanabe enough, fit, be complete kwande kwandestuck flat against kwangawail loudly kwangufinishing off (the last bit)kwangurafinish off, season (a clay pot)kwangwalistening intently kwangwamaof sticking out kwangwamarawarp, become misshapen kwangwandikanag, scold over trifles kwangwangwapricked up (of ears)kwangwarauncovering (seed)kwanhusnapping off kwanhuraprune, lop off kwanisabe able, manage kwanyanujumping up kwanyanukaspring up kwanziit is said, they say kwanzusplitting (wood)kwanzurasplit (wood)kwanzvinzvidusk (red afterglow)kwapusudden slap kwapukabe scalded kwapurascald, blanch kwarascratch the ground, run flat out kwara kwarabounding run kwarabvuscratching (leaving marks)kwarabvurascratch kwarakwasharummage, rasp

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