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Mazwi ane M.

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

mhodyoof being stripped baremhodziseed, pipmhofueland, praise name (Mhofu yomukono) of the Shava clanmhoidistant hubbub, murmur of voicesmhokasmoulder, burn lowmhokoraa kind of tsenza tubermhombweadulterer, fornicator, womanisermhomhadie down (of fire)mhomhocrowd, mobmhondaforked branchmhondepondedish of whole milletmhondimurderer, killer, assassinmhondoroguardian ancestral spirit, lion spiritmhondorwatree stripped of its barkmhondwaanimal that died naturally, stray woman given to the chiefmhondyaa low shrub with orange flowersmhongorafirstborn female animal, firstlingmhoniblistermhonjathrowing stickmhonziMhandi yemhuka duku pashango.mhonzvorahard slapmhopiroloud talk, braggingmhopowartmhorabeeswax, propolismhoresagreetmhorohello, himhorodzistreak on dusty skinmhororodzistreak on dusty skin, tear stainmhorosagreetmhoshomistake, error, missmhosvacrime, offence, guiltmhotiperhaps, could it be thatmhotsaodd one out, exceptionmhotsilocks of hair, dreadlocks, curlsmhoucow, ostrichmhovadie, expiremhovhadense tall grassmhowaniostrichmhuof a clean cutmhu-umoomhudzadespise, belittlemhudziseedmhukaanimal, beast, mammalmhuka dzesangowild animals, wildlifemhuka dzinovaraidzapetsmhuka dzinoyamwisamammalsMhukahurupraise name of the Nzou (elephant) clan, praise title for clans of large-animal totemsmhukutured clay soilmhumbosalt-like seasoning for okramhumbubottom-feeding fishmhumbwia small reddish fishmhumhiwild dog, wolfmhumhubody build, physiquemhunabushbaby, killmhundumud-wasp nest, mat-making pegmhunduruarmywormmhundwathicket, dense scrubmhungapearl millet, bulrush milletmhungublack mambamhunonosemhunyukwaunhusked grainsmhunzimhupuimpulsiveness, blurtingmhupupuhoopoe, pulletmhupuriwitnessmhuradespise, show contempt, threshmhurifamily, household, clanmhurirothreshing floormhuroflail, threshing stickmhurucalf, young of a large animal, unborn babymhururuululationmhutemist, fog, muddled personmhutirwabundle within a bundlemhutwaimmature groundnutsmhuvituskless elephantmhuzhaout-of-step dancer or playermi-class 4 noun prefixmibatanidzwaunionsmibatoHanduro.mibayiroawardsmibhedhabedsmibvunzoquestionsmicherofruitsmichinamachinerymichinimachinerymichinjikwacrossesmidhimaxi dress, ankle-length dressmidhifiridhamidfieldermidzangacigarettesmidzirootsmidziralines down a woman's thighsmidziyoequipment, vessels, containersmidzvaafterbirth, sling strapsmiedzotests, trialsmienzanisoexamplesmifananidzopictures, photographs, imagesmiganhuborders, boundaries, limitationsmigodhiminesmigogoconflicting views, contrastsmigumisiroconsequences, effectsmigwagwaroads, streetsmigwagwa mikuruhighwaysmijenyalotsmikanachances, opportunities, possibilitiesmikovadoorsmimbapregnancy, pregnant bellymiminastrain, sievemimvurishadowsminafrustrate, thwartminamabe bent, be crooked, go wrongminamatoprayersminanawonders, miraclesmindafields, gardensminduraKukandira mhenya.Minetiminuteminhengafeathers, plumageminiminiskirt, mini dressminiminihypocrisy, two-facednessmininga miningaof knitting needles crossingminingu mininguof deft knittingmininiof being unevenminisiparatimunicipality, town councilminisitaminister (government)minitiminuteminitihendiminute handminukabe short (of a dress), ride upminurawear a short dressminyaswallow, persevere, be crowdedminyangwea thorny sand shrub used for broomsminyuof dislocatingminyukabe dislocatedminyuradislocate, twist out of joint, speak offensivelyminzamisione-day eventminziminced meat, minceMipatavalleys, chasmmipimostandardsmipirocontributionsmirastand, stop, waitmiradziMadzira.mirairocommands, commandmentsmirayiridzoinstructionsmire mireof waiting brieflymireniyamumillenniummirezaflagsmirididiof standing idlemirigiramumilligrammirimitamillimetremirionimillionmirirawait for, awaitmiririrastand up for, protect, representmiriritamillilitremiriroexpectation, hopemiriyonimillionmirizikamill around, hover aboutmiriziziof standing at a lossmiromolips, mouthsmisaMass, holy communionmisanganiswacombinationsmisanganomeetingsmisasacampsmisevearrows, dartsmishavillages, settlements, homesteadsmishandirapamwecampaignsmishenimission school, missionmishongamedicines, medication, herbal remediesmishonimission, mission stationmisiMisiteresi.misikitimosquesmisisimadam, woman employermisiyanodifferencesmisodzitearsmisoroheads, topics, titlesmissisppimississippimiswaa small stinging waspmitametre, meter (gauge), fall pregnantmitambogames, sports, playsmitangalivestock pensmitaurolanguagesmitemolaws, rules, regulationsmitengopricesmitenimittenmiterotaxesmithunzishadesmititreesmitipaimeat piemitisamake pregnantmitoroloads, burdensmitsarasentences, rows, linesmitsetselines, stripesmiunganidzwacollectionsmiviribodies, healthmizabroadcast (seed), sprinklemiziyamumuseumMlambopraise name (Dziva clan)moin there (locative class 18)mo-oof bees hummingmochaeat greedily, gobblemocharimortuarymodoof breaking off something softmogejimortgage, collateralmokotekamelt, dissolve, stream (of tears)mokotoof tears streaming, of dissolvingmokoto mokotoof tears streaming silentlymombecow, cattlemombe yechiredzwathank-you cow for raising a childmombe yemashangaone who never comes homemombodominant male baboonmomeof swarming overmomeraswarm over, cluster onmomotagather, crowd togethermomoteof crowding roundmomoteracrowd round, besiege, overwhelmmonawind round, coil, gobble (sadza)monanaintertwine, get tangledmondasavour, relishMondenegiroMontenegromondoegg yolk, stingless-bee honeymondokapeel (of paint), flake offmondorabluntmoneof swirling upmonerawrap around, wind aroundmoneranaget tangled, embrace, grapplemonereof winding thread, of going the long way roundmoneredzawind around, encirclemonerekawind, meandermonererago the long way round, wind roundmongastingless beemongobone marrowmononokaunwind, come unwoundmononoraunwind, unwrapmonyamuscleman, strongmanmonyanabe twisted togethermonyongodzatwist (an arm), wrenchmonyongokawrithemonyoroof wrigglingmonyorokabe crooked, wrigglemonyororatwist, wringmonzorahard blowmopfoof breaking off soft foodmopforabreak off, tear off (soft food)mopumopmoraharvest honeymorarimorale, high spiritsMorokoMoroccomorokotoof tears tricklingmosikimosquemosikwitomosquitomotacar, motor vehicle, boilmotabhaikiMota ndechinotenderera chichi-konzerawo kufamba kwezvimwe muinjini dzinoshandiswa zvakasiyana-siyana.motashungusmall painful boil

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