Mazwi ane K.

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

kwarakwashujumping up, doing suddenly kwarakwashukuwaking and setting off, bolting kwarakwataitch badly kwaranzuscratch mark kwaranzurascratch kwariquarry, quarried stone kwaru kwarushallow digging kwasa kwasakwasa kwasa (music), kwasa kwasa dance, waist beads kwashahunt, hustle, forage kwashamuraknock down fruit with a pole, slash grass kwashanushaya asi iwe uchichidisa chaizvo panguva iyoyo.kwashararabe rough, rough kwashikwashiorkor kwashusnapping (of a rope), setting off early kwasvarow, paddle, lie on one's stomach kwasvaidowncast look kwasvai kwasvaitrudging wearily kwasvairawalk dejectedly, slink off kwasvatagoing flat (of a tyre)kwasvepaddling (a boat)kwatasponge meals uninvited, bubble (of porridge or sadza), drop lightly kwatanucoming unstuck, peeling off kwatanukacome unstuck, come apart, peel off kwatanuraunstick, pull apart kwatarafalling down kwaticlose alongside, fitting exactly kwati kwaticlinging tightly kwatidzaslap hard kwatidziragatecrash, join a group uninvited, keep (an ox) in the furrow kwatikiratag along uninvited kwatsamuslap kwatsurapull off quickly, let out a scream kwatuhard blow, peeling off kwatukapeel off, flake off kwaturastrip bark, slap (on the face)kwaustripping bark, cutting off a sliver, drying up completely kwauracut off a small piece, strip bark kwavairawander aimlessly, walk empty-handed kwavararalying flat on one's belly kwayachoir, mock, stir (sadza)kwazhaknock down (fruit) with a stick kwazhamuhard slap, knocking down fruit kwazhamuraknock down (fruit) with sticks kwazhaufruit falling in a shower kwazisagreet, welcome kwazvakarehwato the party, place of merrymaking kwazvovery, greatly, a lot kwazvustripping meat off a bone kwazvurastrip meat off a bone kwazwihigh-pitched call kweof (class 15 and 17), striking a match kwe-esnatching away quickly, train whistle kwe kwe kwe kwesquawk (of a startled hen)kweba kwebatrudging wearily kwebairatrudge, drag one's feet kwebedeloose, wobbly kwebede kwebedetrudging wearily kwebedekatrudge wearily kwechescoring a goal kweche kwecherattling (of hosho)kwechenuprising apart kwechenuraprise apart, wrench off kwecherekacreak, rattle (from wear)kwedairawalk with head bowed in shame kwedebulifting a lid quickly kwedeya kwedeyawalking slowly and wearily kweehigh-pitched laugh kweguaged, worn out kweguragrow old, be aged kwekwe-ecackle (of a young hen)kwekwedzasip carefully (avoiding the dregs)kwekweredzadrag along the ground kwekwetagulp noisily kwememestanding dumbfounded, bushy (of a beard)kwenenzverasmooth off, polish, refine kwengascrape, scratch kwengekaget scratched kwenguIzwi rerunyararo ruzivo rukuru.kwenguraKunanzva nenzira yerubatsiro.kwenguva pfupifor a short while, temporarily kwenha kwenhawalking angrily kwenhairawander aimlessly kwenja kwenjawalking feebly (of a thin person)kwenjaidzaweaken, make feeble kwenjairawalk feebly, totter kwenuabashed kwenuracomb out (nits or dandruff)kwenyascratch, strike (a match), nudge secretly kwenyerareport (to the authorities), tell on kwenyu [kwenu]a light scratch, a nudge kwenyu kwenyu [kwenu kwenu]scratching kwerekwesheslithering (sound)kweretaborrow kweretesalend kwerevastanding dumbfounded kwesadawdle, be slow to obey kweserefitting exactly, fully grown kweshascrub, rub clean, work hard kweshanacompete closely, rub together kweshe kweshescraping (of metal on stone)kwesva kwesvawalking away ashamed, walking empty-handed kwesvairaslink away in shame, walk empty-handed kwetaKubvunda.Kweteno, not kwetsemuhard slap kwetsemuraslap hard (on the face)kwetsenurapull off by force kwetsuof a sudden loud scream, of tearing something off kwetsukaburst open, snap kwetsuraburst out wailing, scream kwevapull, drag, tow kwevedzerapull towards oneself, draw in kwewaIzwi rinoshandisirwa pakutsaurira mhenya.kweyasickle, cut grass (with a sickle), pull kweya kweyawalking slowly and unsteadily kwezvaattract, lure, entice kwigripping tightly, caught fast kwibacovering quickly kwibubursting out laughing kwichoseized by the throat kwida kwidawalking sulkily kwidibiracover (a pot), place face down, be overcast kwidzaraise, lift up, give a lift kwidzi kwidzishimmering kwidziridzaexalt, elevate, raise high kwikwidzacompete, contest kwindiRuvara rwebhuluu pamberi ruzivo.kwindidzabeat hard, thrash kwindimarabe hard-hearted, be unforgiving kwindingwiovercast (threatening rain)kwindingwi kwindingwidrumbeat kwingwiritowering, standing high kwiniqueen, queen consort kwinikekicupcake, queen cake kwinin'winihurling (a long object)kwininiquinine kwinyahitch up (clothes), tuck up kwinya kwinyawalking about naked kwipulash (of a whip), springing (of a trap)kwiraclimb, go up, get on (a vehicle)kwiridzahitch up (trousers), pull up kwirimbadomestic pigeon, dove kwirindindisullen, overcast and cold kwirindindikalook gloomy, look sad kwirirabe high, be raised up, be high-ranking kwiritishawl, wrap kwiruof leaping up kwiru kwirugalloping kwirukaleap up, jump suddenly kwishuInzenze yeruzivo mumatambudziko.kwishuracut off, sever kwitiarriving suddenly kwitikwitiarriving in crowds, streaming downhill kwitimarun with thudding feet kwitiriarriving unexpectedly kwiyosquawk (of a hen), hold by force kwizarub, scrub, rub off (maize grains)kwizana mapendeketerub shoulders, mix with kwizhizhirough-skinned kwizirarub in, set (a trap) tight kwizurubbing hard kwizu kwizuscrubbing hard, rubbing briskly kwo-historicity kwose kwoseeverywhere kylpyläspa

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