Mazwi ane P.

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

pashureafter, afterwards, later pasidown, ground, below pasi pemvuraunderwater, under the water pasi pevhuunderground, under the ground pasi rosethe whole world, worldwide pasicharaizapasteurise pasichigarein the old days, long ago PasikaEaster, Passover pasinawithout, in vain, for nothing pasina mubvunzoundoubtedly, without question pasipoafter a while, shortly after, before long pasipotipassport pasitapastor, pasta pasiwedhipassword pasukacome apart, separate out pasuraexplore, overcome obstacles, sort out pasure [pashure]later, afterwards pasurirathin out and transplant (seedlings)pasuruparcel, package patabe foolish, splat pata pataplopping (of dung), slapping (of flip-flops)patairawrithe (in pain)patapatapitter-patter patarikasearch in vain, hunt frantically patendipatent patenipattern patiparty, political party, putty patidzastartle, frighten patikawake up, be startled patiraconstipate, cause constipation patiroroon patrol, patrol patirwabe constipated patisastartle, frighten patsachange, transform patsanapart ways, differ patsanupulling apart patsanuraseparate, divide, distinguish patsanuroseparation, word division patsurawrong one's kin, harm a relative patsuranafork, diverge patsvaanew, afresh, again paturorapatrol patyadish out (relish), serve (meat)pausound of instruments paudhapowder, talcum powder, face powder paukabreak off, break away paumbashout, rant, rage paundipound (money), pound (weight)pauraseparate (from a group), set apart pauzimaby oneself, on one's own, one's own pavaMashoko ekutsanangura nhoroondo yenjodzi.pavhamupavha pod pavhugiving lavishly pavhuriragive lavishly, be generous, be promiscuous pawudhapowder payathere, that place, back then paya payathat time, over there, back then payipie (chart)payikiraget caught (while falling), lodge pazabreak, break in, demolish pazasibelow, beneath, at the bottom pazaulopping (branches)pazauralop branches (off a felled tree), break up pazhaMashoko ekuzvininipisa panguva dzerurama.pazukabreak off, snap off (under weight)pazurapull off (a branch or fruit), tear off pe pe peall gone, nothing left pebvesquelching (into mud)pebvorapierce (something soft), prick pebvurabelittle, look down on peda pedatrudging (listlessly)pedairatrudge, walk listlessly pedega pedegalimping pedegaralimp pedhiwriting pad, sanitary pad pedonear, close pedo pedovery near, very close peduour (place), at ours pedyonear, close, nearby pedzafinish, complete, use up pedzerafinish something before someone else gets a share, use up on someone pedzeranasettle differences, sort things out with each other pedzeredzafinish off properly, complete thoroughly pedzisafinish, complete, conclude pedzisirabe the last to finish, do something last, last (did or saw)pedzudone (finishing a task)pefiyumuperfume pegamark out (a field), peg out Pejipage pekarepoat that very moment, immediately pekuarriving unexpectedly, lifting one edge of something pekugaraplace to live, accommodation, residence pekuralift one side (of something lying down), tilt up pekuriraflick up (someone's clothes), lift and shake (clothing)pemastraighten or perm (hair)pembaKutarisa-tarisika kuitira kungwarira (to beg).pembedzapraise highly, flatter, acquit pembedzoexcuse, justification, plea of innocence pembenubrightening (of a sad face), cheering up pemberacelebrate, dance for joy, rejoice pembereracelebrate pemhabeg, beg for food pemhenaprune, trim lower branches pemuperm, permed hairstyle penapenalty (in football), look closely at pendapaint Pendekaloose woman, promiscuous woman penderahem, sew a hem pendipaint penenguopening quickly penenguraopen up and look inside, examine closely, analyse (a text)pengabe mad, go mad, be insane pengenucoming to one's senses, suddenly remembering, waking up pengerekarebel against custom, behave outrageously, argue senselessly pengesadrive mad, make someone crazy, infatuate pengesanabe madly in love with each other penipenny penoindeed, that's right (agreeing)penuvanishing quickly from sight, draining a drink penuraopen up and inspect carefully penyashine, glitter, flash penyuyour (place), at yours penzaenrage, drive mad penzerapencil penzusolving a nagging problem penzurapencil, examine closely, very thin person pepapaper, sheet of paper, wrapping pepabhekiplastic bag, carrier bag pepanhaunewspaper pepereleaving for good pepere peperefluttering (in the wind)peperedzablow about, scatter (of the wind)peperekabe blown away, be carried off by the wind, flutter pepetawinnow, edit (a book)pepetutossing grain to winnow it pepeurawinnow, let the wind take the chaff pepfubiting into something soft pepopurple pepuwaking with a start pepukawake up, come to one's senses, realise pepuropurple pepurupurple peputsawake (someone) up, open someone's eyes peracome to an end, run out, go broke pera perawalking feebly, wasted away pera simbabe exhausted, feel weak, be at a loss perekaserve (food), escort a bride to her husband perekedzaaccompany, escort, see off perengeraspell (a word)pererasink out of sight, be devoted, love utterly perera pasicome to nothing, be wasted pererepacking everything away perererapersevere, press on through hardship pererwarun out of, be at a loss, be at one's wits' end pereteraspell (a word)perevedzafall short, be insufficient perezekawaste away, become thin and sickly peria kind of bicycle pesamiss (a target), avoid (someone), cloth wound round something pesanapass each other, disagree, miss each other pesanisaset at odds, cause to disagree, interlace (threads)pesenguvanishing suddenly pesengukadisappear, vanish, slip away peseraspeak in veiled language, speak in riddles pesererecreeping quietly out of sight pesufluttering in the wind pesukahurry along with clothes flapping pesvaincite, stir up trouble, winnow pesvedzeroinfluence pesveraget someone into trouble petafold, pay duty or tax, lay out a body for burial peta muswebe humble, humble oneself petanafold up, be bent double, crumple petenipattern, way of life petenuunfolding petenukacome unfolded, unfold petuturning back, folding petukaturn back, go back, flap (in the wind)peturastraighten hair (by combing)peturopetrol peturupetrol peustepping aside off the path peukastep aside, make way, slant (of the sun's rays)peurastep off the path, make way pevedropping a heavy load peyapear, pay, lean to one side peyamalean to one side, tilt peyesamake someone pay, collect a debt peyipay, wages, salary pezulifting up pezvitsigaamong the firebrands pfagripping something soft firmly, stamping down hard pfa-aspurting (of water)pfa pfapouring in short spurts pfa pfa pfasizzling (in hot oil), filling to the brim pfachaarriving unexpectedly, turning up suddenly pfachaidzasplash about, slop (water)pfachara pfacharawalking in tattered clothes pfachusplashing pfachukasplash out, overflow pfachukiraoverflow, spill over (of grain)pfachurasplash (water), slop out pfahurakick about (of a dying animal)pfakahang (something) up pfaka pfakarustling (of small creatures in grass)pfakama [-pakama, -takama]get stuck (up high), lodge (between the teeth)pfambiprostitute pfanhakick (like a donkey or horse)pfanhukicking (with the hind legs)pfanhurakick out (the legs)pfanyato squeeze, to press (to test ripeness)pfanyanguscattering (things that were in order)pfapfadzaspray in spurts pfapfaidzaspray pfapfanyubiting off a small piece (of something soft)pfapfaracrackling (of fat in a fire)pfaranyupulling off some thatch pfaranyukabe scattered, fall apart (of a heap)pfaranyurastrip the thatch off (a roof)pfarapfataflapping (of a dying bird)pfari pfarithrashing about (of a dying animal)pfarimakick about in death throes pfatsurascatter, throw about pfausnapping off (of a branch)pfau pfaukicking in death throes pfaukasnap off, break off pfaurakick out the legs (in dying), break off (branches or leaves)pfavabe soft, be tender, be easygoing pfavavacalming down (after anger)pfawaMunhu duku.pfazusnapping off (of a branch)pfeslipping into (something)pfechehitting right on target, going straight in pfekawear, put on (clothes), dress pfekanabe tangled, be intertwined pfeke pfekeslipping into (something), dressing quickly pfekeche pfekechecrunch of dry leaves underfoot pfekedzadress (someone), clothe, keep (a wife) well dressed pfekedzeratuck in, wedge in pfekenutaking off clothes quickly pfekenuraundress, take off (clothes)pfekenyedzasqueeze in, wedge (something) among others pfekepfekeshuffling (footsteps)pfekeratuck in, wedge into a tight space, slip in between pfekeretucking in between pfendegrass with an edible root (on termite mounds)pfenduscraps of meat left on a hide pfenyugrazing (the skin), scraping the surface pfepfenupeeling off the outer skin pferebad luck in love, misfortune that keeps one from marrying

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