Mazwi ane M.

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

mbundoplough ridge, road corrugation, corduroy mbundupurse, pouch mbundurirabruise, blood blister mbunein person, oneself, himself mbungamaize stalk borer, of hugging mbungirapassive acceptance mbunyikidzasuppress, silence, do sloppily mburenet mbureteteof gleaming clean mburia long black fish mburucrook, scoundrel (insult)mburuchusiknee-length shorts, bermudas mburumbuof talking with a full mouth mburungwetiny creature mbururumbutsumbuuof pure whiteness mbuvegrey hairs, greying hair mbuwe [mbuo]blood-sucking fly, biting fly mbuyagrandmother, a kind of leafy vegetable mbuyawashamother-in-law (wife's mother), wife's brother's wife mbuzvambuzvamud-dauber wasp mbuzviharmless water snake mbwa mbwa mbwaof flames dying down mbwambwambwaof rotting, bird louse mbwananapuppy mbwandiof sitting decently covered mbwandirasit modestly covered mbwarambwadzirasmear, daub mbwatataof sitting idle mbwazukuruthank-you cow for a grandmother mbwedzadrop, pout mbwekabe at one's wits' end mbwendecoward, weakling mbwerafall, slip down, pout mbwerededesloppy mess mbwereketeof slumping mbwindiriof a heavy fall mbwindirikawaddle mbwirembwireroasted grain flour mbwirididimuddy stretch, quagmire mbwirimbwindagabble, mumble quickly me-possessive prefix of locative class 18 me-ebleat (of a goat)mechamatch, go together mechisamatches mechisimatches, matchsticks medharimedal medhemumadam, Mrs (for a woman teacher)meduof breaking into pieces medukabreak off, snap off medurabreak, split, break bread medzaswallow medzwabe swallowed up, be lost to (a town), vanish into (darkness)meedzableat mejamajor (army rank)mejasitiritimagistrate mekapumakeup mekisiMekisi chinhu chinenge chichibvumiranwa nezvacho pakondirakiti yekutengeserana.MekisikoMexico membamember memedzadrink heavily, bleat memeteof swarming, of brimming full memetedzafill to the brim memetekabe brimful memeterafill level to the brim memetereof filling level to the brim mendamend, repair, darn mendenenzichild maintenance mendurumedal, medals menejamanager menemenesmooth-talking crook, con artist mengomango menisiparatimunicipality menoteeth menyapeel, shell, husk menyanafight, beat each other menyenguof peeling menyereof slipping out of sight menyumenu menyukiraglow (of skin), look well kept mepfuof biting off something soft mepfurabreak off (soft food), tear off mepumap meragerminate, sprout, grow (of hair)mereraget goosebumps, shudder meridhiyenimeridian merunimaroon mesenjamessenger meshichicken mash, wire mesh, nest bedding mesoatungwabug-eyed person mesomesowomanising, lust for women meteteof piercing deep metitable mat, doormat, bath mat metiresimattress meyamayor mhamhadzascramble, free-for-all grabbing mhakaoffence, guilt, fault mhakatwasucker, side shoot mhakobees' nest in a rock crevice mhakurea fast reddish snake mhambamhambohen that has laid, mother hen mhamhidziroextra share, bonus mhamhidzirwaexaggeration mhan'ara [-mhangara, mangara]report (a crime or complaint), show signs of sickness mhan'ariraaccuse, report someone, sue mhandaquarrel, strife mhandambalong-horned cow mhandamidzihealer's fee mhandapandascattering in flight, stampede mhandarayoung unmarried woman, maiden, virgin mhandarukokorawearing a cloth over one shoulder mhandehem, piece of cloth, mhande dance mhandiscout, tracker mhandikocorner, angle mhandireroasting maize cob, half-dry maize mhandokind, type, model mhanduenemy, adversary mhandwamillet beer mhandwea low shrub with red flowers, maiden mhangafermented beer awaiting malt mhangamiwatchful, clever person mhangotree hollow, cavity (in a tooth)mhanguracopper mhangwacraving for sour food, straight angle, joint plan mhangwebushbaby, galago mhaniman! (for emphasis), a stinging creature found under rocks mhanjebarren woman, barren female animal mhanyarun, jog, have diarrhoea mhanyidzanarace each other, rush together mhanyirarun to, rush to, hurry out to meet mhanyirirarush into, act rashly mhanyisarun fast, speed, chase mhanzabaldness, bald head, stroke of luck mhanzimusic mhapaleather loin apron mharaimpala, land, alight (of a bird or plane), give up a habit mharadzalast pot of beer mharadzamusasaclosing event, farewell beer mharadzanocrossroads, junction, intersection mharadzitroublemaker, divider mharakutabeautifully marked animal mharaparaantelope, gazelle mharapatefinger-millet beer mhararanocrossroads, junction, fork mharariragrain scattered in pounding mharaurowork wrap, apron mharehero, brave warrior, expert mharekadziheroine Mharipraise name (Shumba clan)mharidzosermon, message mharuparumain roof rafter, cracked skin mharupwaa small sour wild fruit mhashulocust, grasshopper mhasurumuscle mhaswashoots, tillers mhataanus mhayopointed stick, practice spear mhazairaspray, splash mhazhikabe coarse (of flour), be lumpy Mhazipraise name of a Shumba (lion) clan mhazoquarrel, strife mhechevagina mhedufragments, crumbs mhedurabreak off mhedzeredzwafinal stage, remainder mhedzisirooutcome, result, consequence mhedzisoconclusion mhembawhite plaster clay, nice guy (slang), smart dresser (slang)mhemberenorth wind mhembererocelebration, ceremony mhemberoanniversary mhembwanayoung duiker, wasting disease of the legs mhembweduiker mhemha mhemhaof searching about mhemhairawander idly mhendashureflashback mhenderekedzoshore, bank, coast mhenderoedge, ovary mhenesteenbok mhengenuroMuchina unodzvirira ruzha.mhengeramumbatyrant at home mhenhuof chipping off mhenilightning mhenyabeautiful girl mhenyualive, living mhepowind, air, chills (illness)mherescream, cry, wail mherehwadark reddish-brown beast mherekagift sent with a new mother returning to her husband mherekamusanaback-to-back carrying game mheremhereuproar, din, commotion mherepetespotted animal mherevedzofollowing through, follow-up mhesasharp blade, pocketknife mhesanodivorce, separation mheseroinnuendo, veiled speech mhesvitsetse fly Mhetapraise name of the Shato (python) clan mhetamakumboperson lame from polio, cripple mheteearring, ring, wedding ring mheterwawhistle, shrill whistle mheturalaughing dove mheyabe underweight, totter mheya mheyaof staggering mheziitchy skin rash, pox mhezi yavavira mumwoyosecret torment, hidden worry mhiof lifting quickly, of yanking up mhidigariheadstand, somersault mhidzato lift (something heavy)mhikooath, vow mhikuof hoisting quickly mhikurasnatch up mhimhidzahoist, lift and carry mhinawooden-tipped hunting spear mhindepindeconstant coming and going mhindiboshweleft-handed person mhindiradiver, surrogate father mhindiriraconnecting doorway mhindopitch darkness mhinduresourcefulness, quick wits, scheme mhindupindurules for handling medicines mhinduroanswer, reply, solution mhindyatrap trigger stick mhingaidzoobstruction mhingamupinyiobstacle, hindrance mhingepingetangle, jumble mhingobaby sling, gate bar, protective charm mhinhaknobbed arrow tip mhinianimal with a short or docked tail, body of a person killed for ritual medicine mhinonose, a weaving pattern mhinzamumbaritual to bring an ancestor spirit home mhinzointroduction, access route mhipismall flightless grasshopper mhiriacross, the other side, abroad mhiri kwamakungwaoverseas mhiri kwemakungwaoverseas mhiribididesperate struggle mhirimolarge beer pot mhiripirichili, pepper mhiriswaenclosure for a rain ceremony mhirizhongaviolence, unrest, chaos mhisaa red many-legged creature seen after rain mhitsahuge chunk, hulking person or animal mhizashake off, flick off mhizhablacksmith, craftsman, skilled maker mhoof a fire dying, of sudden silence mho mho mhoof a blaze dying out

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