Mazwi ane P.

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

pagive, per, slap (with an open hand)pa pa papounding (of the heart)pa rine mutosay what pleases, sweet-talk, say yes paakaitawhen he did, when she did pabathronged (with people)pabadukasplit into splinters pabaduraslap (on the face or head)pabondesex, sexual intercourse pabukabe full to bursting, burst (into pieces)paburasweep away (of floodwater), chip (a pot)pabvasagging (of a roof)pabvairaplod under a load, stoop (under a burden)pachakehimself, herself, of his own accord pachakoyourself, by yourself, on your own pachangumyself, of my own accord, personally pacharoitself pachavothemselves, on their own, among themselves pacheduourselves, between ourselves pachenaopenly, clearly, in plain view, publicly pachezvakehimself, herself pachezvakoyourself pachikaspoon-feed, cram (into a small space)pachinhamboinstead of, in place of pachinzvimboinstead of, in place of pachipirias a second wife pachivandesecretly, privately, in secret pachivanhutraditionally, in Shona custom padaperhaps, maybe, hopscotch pada padawalking barefoot, flapping (of clothes), strutting padagurabreak up (hard ground)padairastrut, walk barefoot padhirokopadlock padhokipaddock padhuzenear, nearby, close by padhuzedhuzevery near, close by padusplitting (from overfilling)padukacrack, break (of a vessel)padurasplit open, burst padyonear, nearby padyo padyovery near, close by padzathreaten rain (without raining)pafafaflat and even, smooth pafafikabe flat, be even pafamalying face down, prone pafamadzadeflate, let air out of (a tyre)pafamarabe broad and shallow, be flattened pafararabe flat, be low (of a roof)pafarikastagger (under a load)pafavarabe flat, be flattened pafuraslap (on the mouth)pagadudzabreak up hard ground pagadurahoe hard ground pagamuhard slap, kick (with hind legs)pagamuraslap hard, kick (with hind legs)pagoreper year, annually, once a year paiwhere, full to the brim, stuck up high paikalodge (up high), put out of reach paikiraget stuck (up high), lodge paindipint, bottled clear beer paipasmoke (a pipe), drink heavily paipipipe (for smoking), pipe, tube pairastack, pile up pakapark, pack, stuff pakanuwrenching free, dislodging (from between the teeth)pakanuraprise out, separate (fighters), wrench free pakanya pakanyaswarming, wriggling (in a mass)pakanyikawriggle, squirm pakapakaquick work, in a flash pakarepoimmediately, at once, suddenly pakasharoam freely (of cattle after harvest)pakatacarry on the shoulder, bear arms, carry (weapons)pakatiin the middle, between, among pakati napakatiin the middle, in between pakati nepakatiin the middle, moderate, medium pakati peusikumidnight pakatiracarry under the arm, carry (weapons)paketipacket pakipark pakichapack, fill up pakirastuff in, pack in, poke in pakirirapack tight, cram full PakisitaniPakistan pakudishing up Pakupedzisirafinally, at last, eventually pakuradish up, serve (food)pakutangaat first, in the beginning, initially pamakumboat the legs, on the feet (of furniture)pamakuvagraveyard, cemetery pamawereon the cliffs, down steep slopes pambaplunder, raid, tie tightly pambamu pambamubooming (of drums)pambamurabeat (a big drum) loudly pambangubooming (of a drum)pambaraforage, scrounge (for a living)pambelashing (with a whip)pamberiin front, ahead, forward!pambikawhip, thrash pambiramix flour and water (for sadza), make the first stage of sadza pambiridzabandage, bind (round)pambuleaving the path, straying, separating pambudzaseparate, pull apart, set at odds pambukago astray, get lost pamhaadd to, do again, repeat pamhadzastrike hard, slap (on the head), eat sadza without relish pamhadziraslap playfully pamhakutadig hard pamhamaflat pamhamhabe wide, be broad pamhamuraslap hard (on the cheek)pamhanhacarve flat and thin pamheInzwi rinoshandiswa pakurega kwekukasika.pamhenein the open, in public, out in the open pamhepoon air, on the radio pamhiwide, broad pamhidziraadd more, exaggerate pamhudoing again, adding more pamirato settle, to calm down pamotoon the fire, cooking pamoyoat heart, dear (to the heart), close (friend)pamufull to the brim, hard slap, thud (of pounding)pamu pamubrim-full pamudzaoverfill, fill to bursting pamurasplit open, crack (a shell), sort out pamuriranashare equally, divide up pamuromoquarrelsomeness, big mouth pamusakabecause of, on account of pamusanabecause of, on account of pamusoroon top, above, about pamusoroi [pamusoroni]excuse me, pardon me pamusorosoroat the very top, highest point pamutemolegally, officially, lawfully pamuviripregnancy, pregnant (ane pamuviri)pamwetogether, perhaps, maybe, along with pamwe chetetogether, along with pamwe [pamweni]perhaps, maybe pamwedziper month, monthly panathan, compared with, file (the teeth)panadhoroPanadol, painkiller pandatell all, squeeze, disperse panda [-banda]split, dig (hard ground), crunch (hard food)pandakadisperse, break up (of a gathering)pandamaspreading apart pandamaraspread apart, diverge pandambaspreading wide (of horns)pandambadzaspread apart, splay pandanadisperse, part company, go separate ways pandiraplough dry soil, dry-plough pandukarebel, go astray, go off the rails pandukiraturn against, rebel against, betray pandusaprovoke, lead astray, corrupt panethan, compared with pangacrave, long for, advise pangamabe alert, be sharp-eyed, be perceptive pangamukabe very wide pangamurascream, shriek panganaagree (on a plan), plan together, conspire panganua little something (to ease a craving)panganukabe satisfied, be content pangidzashow, indicate, remind pangoziin danger, at risk pangusingle drumbeat, taking a little pangu pangudrumbeat panguraMunhu anofarira kupa mibvunzo mumatambudziko.panguriradish up (for people), serve food panguvaat the time, during, when panguva imwe cheteat the same time, simultaneously panguva inoat this time, now, at present panguva iyiat this time, at that point, meanwhile panhalop (branches), break up hard ground panhakutastride out, walk a long way briskly panhiracut roughly, dig hard ground panhuplace, spot panifrying pan, pan, wide pit panikekipancake panjauraspread the legs (immodestly)panjikasplit (reeds), vow panjodziin danger, at risk, vulnerable panohere panyamaon the flesh, physically, to the quick panyausitting with legs apart panyayaprivate parts (euphemism), regarding panyikaon earth, in the world panzeoutside, outdoors panziraon the way, halfway (unfinished)panzvimboat a place, in place of, instead of papabe well off (and show it), pope papa papaflapping (of wings)papadzurabreak off (a small piece), pull off papamaglide, hover, float papamarafloat papanyastiff (as dried hide), hard papanyaradry stiff, harden papara paparaflapping (of wings)papararafloating (on water), flapping (of wings)paparikabe hasty, act rashly papatabone-dry (hard), tagging along papatisabaptise, dry hard papatyutearing off (with the teeth)papatyuracrunch (bones), tear off (with the teeth)papfucutting in two papfupinear, briefly, in short papiwhere papirowing parascrape, peel, scratch (the ground)parachutiparachute paradhisoparadise paradzadestroy, ruin, scatter paradzanapart, separate, go separate ways paradzanisaseparate, divide, split up paradziraspread, scatter, distribute parafiniparaffin ParagwayiParaguay paramandujumping up (startled)paramandukajump up (in fright), start up paramandutsaflush (game), start (an animal)Paramendeparliament, legislature paramucommitting a grave offence paramuratake on too much, hit the mark, be famished parangaKucherenga.parangandaspeak offensively, brim-full paranguloud drumbeat paranupawing the ground paranzurascratch, claw parapadzascratch lines all over, scribble parapatasearch everywhere, scratch (the ground), dig (of a dog)parapatikasearch frantically, wake with a start pararabe destroyed, perish, scatter parariraspread, spread out parazopalazzo trousers, wide-legged trousers paredhiparade pari zvinonow, at present, currently parichimaize meal paridzapreach, proclaim, spread (news)paridzirapreach to, proclaim, spread the word parikatake more than one wife, be polygamous parikirapose a riddle parirabring trouble on (someone), sharpen to a point parizvinonow, currently, at present participleparticle parulight scratch, piercing cry parudzacrack (of soil over growing tubers)parukabe chapped (of skin), split, crack parurabegin, open (a topic), start brewing parutivibeside, alongside, aside paruzhinjiin public, publicly pasapass (an exam), succeed, spread out (of a plant)pasanukacome apart, separate pashasagging (of a roof)pashamasprawl face down, lie spread-eagled pashamarabe flat, lie flat

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