Mazwi ane P.

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

pigida pigidastomping with short steps pigidiadding too much (salt or oil)piithe letter p pii aiprohibited immigrant, banned person pikaswear, vow, serve (a prison term)pikererecontinuity, endlessness pikipick, pickaxe pikichapicture, photograph, take a photograph pikidulevering up (a log)pikiduradig out, unearth pikiratake vows (as a priest or nun)pikisaoppose, contradict, argue against pikisanaargue, disagree, contradict each other pikisocontradiction, counter-argument, objection pikitasupervise, oversee (work)pikupicking up (something)piku pikuwandering about lost pikuracheck (a mouse trap)pimameasure out (flour), lower the horns (of an angry cow)pimbinyukaturn (the body) round, twist round pimbiringaweave in and out pimbiyanabe interwoven, be tangled, be a mixed crowd pimhirithud (of something heavy landing)pimukabe knocked down (by a punch), be sharp-witted pimurapunch (someone) to the ground pinapin, pin up pinairawalk with small quick steps (of a thin person)pindato enter, to go in, to overtake pindaicome in, enter (plural or polite)pindientering suddenly pindikitirushing in, bursting in pindimbamake a detour, lengthen a journey pindimbipressing on without turning back, taking the long way pindiraintrude, interrupt, overtake pindiranaagree, get along, match pindiridzaoverdo, go too far pinduforked prop, changing direction, changing one's mind pindudzapour (from one container into another), change (the state of something)pindukaturn over, change, turn back pindukirabackfire (on someone), come back to haunt pinduraanswer, reply, turn over pindurudzaturn inside out pingatrip (someone) up, set traps along (a path), bewitch (to hinder)pinganidzainterlace, interweave pingipink pingidzahinder, thwart pingidziratake a shortcut pinginuseeking a counter-charm pinginukabe neutralised (of a harmful charm)pingirishatrip up, snare by the legs pingudzatame, break in (an ox), calm (an angry person)pingurainsult, scold, answer back pinipin pinidzaturn upside down piniforopart of a plough (fitted to the share)pinimidzaswish (a tail)pinimikatwitch, wriggle, swish piniminitwitch (of a severed tail)piningainterlace, knit together, walk knock-kneed pininistand erect, stick upright pinjirilay crosswise pinjisipliers pinyaoppress, coerce, force pinyingutwist, spin round, overturn pinyingudzaspin, twirl pinyingukawriggle, spin pinyorofine (for pardon), pledge, pawn pinyutwist, turn quickly pinyukatip over, tilt, spin round pinyuratip over, overturn pinyutsaprovoke, antagonise pinzainsert, put in, let in pinzanisainterlace, weave in and out pipfubreak into pieces pipitobacco pipe, roguery pipidzascurry, drop softly, hoot pipidzuheave up (a load)pipiritsahold (a struggling animal) on a rope pipitilug (heavy loads)pipitikarun for one's life, skip (with a rope)pipitiraoverload, cram, walk heavily laden pipituheave up (a load)pipiturahoist, lift (a heavy load)piraoffer (to ancestors), sacrifice, deliver piramidhipyramid piritwo, second piridzarepeat, do again pirikirainterpret, translate, explain pirimbindiprecipice, cliff pirimbwebewildered pirimustart awake, jolt piringacrisscross, interweave piringanabe tangled, be crowded, jostle piringanisainterweave, knit piringidodart in piringishaobstruct, lay across piringishanainterlock, alternate (like saw teeth)piripishawork hard, toil piripitistampede piripiti piripitistruggle (to break free)piripitikastruggle to break free, stampede piriramake private ancestral offerings piritsipill, tablet, contraceptive pill pirivahesitate, hold back piriva pirivawork hard pirivarahesitate, hang back, dither piriviribright red, deep red piropillow pirototoerection pirumurderous rage pisaburn, be hot, cremate Pisaremapsalm pishabe perplexed, be at a loss pishanabe troubled in mind, fret pishinganaquarrel, be at loggerheads pishinusudden change of mind pishinudzadivert, change the course of pishinukabe in disarray pisipiece, slice, two-piece outfit pisikawipe, wipe clean pisiraanswer out of turn, speak out of turn pitaprick up the ears, black wild fruit pitikotipetticoat, slip pitinurummage pitipidzadrive in a rush, stampede (livestock)pitipidzanastampede pitipitifile in quickly, sink in deep pitiritumble down (together)pitirwasuffocate, be smothered pitowhistle pitu pitubustle about pivhuchop into pieces piviheavily powdered piwabe given, receive piyanisacross (legs or arms), put crosswise piyanopiano piyonapioneer pizipea plastikiplastic pothere, at that place po po podrip (from the eaves)pobvoplop pochapoach (cook), poach (hunt illegally)podapowder (the face), make-up, cosmetics podosnap (something soft)podzacool, soothe, relieve pofocave in (of something soft)pofokacave in, squash pofomadzablind pofomarago blind, be blind pogosnap in two poizenipoison pokanadisagree, contradict, argue pokanodisagreement, dispute, controversy pokoclimbing plant pokonoraKukonzera kutadza munyaya.pokonyowrench free pokonyorawrench free, break loose policypolicies pombacommit adultery, wrap round, pump pomberapump up, inflate pombipump, tap pombodzaInzwi rematare.pombodzeracool (tea) by pouring pombonoraunwind, unwrap pomboracommit adultery pomedzerafalsely accuse, frame pomeraaccuse, blame, infect pomhodzacool down, turn down (music), play softly pomhodzwatoned down, soft (of music)ponasurvive, escape, recover pondamurder, kill, club pondetin mug pondopound (money)ponesarescue, save, heal pongafail, fall through, come to nothing poniPoni rudzi rwedhidhi rinorukiswa musoro asi risingazopedziswi kana kupiswa sezvinoitwa mamwe.ponjago flat (of a tyre)ponjipuncture ponopeel off (of skin)ponzasmile faintly ponziface cream popomaroar (of falling water)popoposmartly dressed popotashout angrily, scold, rant popotedzanaquarrel, argue loudly popoterashout at, scold popoteranaquarrel, shout at each other popukonipopcorn poraheal, recover, cool down PorendiPoland poresaheal, cure porislip into (a hole)poriyopolio, polio vaccine porodzafail to bear fruit porofitaprophesy porofitiprofit poromotumble down poromokafall (from a height), tumble poromoraknock down, commit (an offence)poromoshenipromotion poromotapromote, sponsor poronipolony, processed pork sausage pororostream (of sweat), trickle down posathrow, lend, scatter (feed)poseraconsult a diviner poshado wrong, err poshekasmear, daub posheraPoshione positaposter, post (a letter)PositoriApostolic church posvopost office potago round, do often, keep doing poteduck behind poteratake refuge, seek shelter poteredzasurround, encircle, go around potererago round, beat about the bush potopot, cooking pot potsa [-posa]miss, nearly (do)potsemiss (a stroke)potsekatoil, slave away potyapierce easily, puncture povhothe masses, ordinary people povoburst of wailing, the masses poyaescape, break out, go astray poyerastray off the path, wander off course pozhomokatumble down (together)pozivanity, pose pozomocrash down (through branches)primaryaryelementary puthud (of falling), drop pu pu pufroth (at the mouth)pu wayadrop (letting go)pubvupierce through puchachew noisily, munch pudunuraKukuzvura.puduralance (a boil), squeeze (a boil)pudzunyurawrench free, break free pufupierce (something soft)pugupuff (of smoke)pugumucrash (and crack)puguraput out silk (of maize), puff out smoke pukajump over, leap, be astonished puka pukawander dazed pukubundle pukunupull free pukunyuwriggle free pukunyukaescape, slip away, narrowly escape pukunyurastruggle free, wrench free

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