Mazwi ane R.

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

renda [-rhenda*]rent, hire, be sluggish rendeline, file (of people or animals)rendenguof coming loose, of giving way rendirent Rendi [Lendi*]Lent rendirodhilandlord rengacause, bring about rengeground-nesting bird, wild leaf vegetable rengendudzamake sag, make droop rengendukawalk feebly, sag, droop rengenyekabe in tatters, be torn and hanging rengezvuof listlessness, of lacking energy rengukadangle, hang loosely, be limp rengwaof hanging loosely rengwedzekawalk feebly, totter rengwendeof being loosely tied, of hanging loosely rengwezeof weakness, of lacking strength renikotiraincoat renjaof toppling onto its side renjewilderness, desert, wasteland renjererago numb (of a raised arm)reparape repukesirape case rerabring up, raise (a child), look after rereelephant-snout fish rerekatilt, lean to one side, incline (the head or ear)rerekedzatilt, tip to one side rerekeralean towards, incline, be biased rerembukabe stringy, be slimy (like okra)reruof lightness rerukabe light, be easy, be disrespectful rerutsalighten, ease, make easier resenetisenate resheniration, rations reshiyoratio resilace resipirecipe resitirendirestaurant resitorendirestaurant resolutionresolve resvaof many working together, do wrong, err retahedhiletterhead retha*leather retisilettuce retsoritual cloth (red, black and white)reururaconfess reururoconfession revasay, mean, mention reveratell on, report, inform against revereraplead for, defend, speak up for revesamean it, be serious, be sincere revharev (an engine)reyago the long way round, squint, knife with a loose blade rezarazor blade, razor, thin branch rezenesilicence, permit rezinesilicence rezuof hanging limply, of wilting in the sun rezukahang down, dangle rhumba*rumba ribe, is RibhiyaLibya ribhoniribbon ribidukaleap about for joy, frolic ribukafall heavily, crash down riburatrip up richopiecework, casual labour, odd job ridhilid ridibukafall heavily, be knocked down ridigikirafrequent, visit often ridiguof crashing down ridigukacrash down, fall heavily ridigurafell, knock down, topple ridimukafrisk, kick up the heels ridzaplay (an instrument), sound, make a noise rifabelongings of the dead, inherited clothes and goods rifitilift, elevator, ride (in someone's car)rigafell, knock down, cut down rigidahit hard, pummel, gorge rikichado piecework, work for hire rikichopiecework, casual job rikirarise (like dough), froth up rikitabeat up, thrash, eat greedily rikitiof a heavy thud rikiti rikitiof things thudding down rimafarm, cultivate, plough rimandiremand, remand prison rimbindiof lying sprawled, of lying still rimbirimbilead locust (of a swarm)rimburaprovoke, anger, munch greedily rimiflame rimuwheel rim rimukawilderness, uninhabited land, game reserve rin'iring, finger ring, netball hoop rindaguard, keep watch, wait for rindipale sandy subsoil, planting hole, eye socket rindimaof sitting down helplessly rindimuof falling heavily rindimurabeat hard, strike hard rindinyarawalk fearlessly, stride boldly rindirawait for, keep watch, silt up rindo-Ichi chiitomwana chinoshandiswa kuratidza zvinhu zvakaitwa usiku hwose.rinehas, with, containing ringalook, look at, look for ringa-ringalook around, glance about ringamesobeautiful girl ringanabe enough, suffice, be equal ringanisashare out equally, make equal ringazuvasunflower ringiring ringidzadivine (by casting bones), consult the bones ringimutibwiKana munhu achinzi iringimutibwi anenge ari munhu ane mumhu mukuru.ringindiof settling down to rest, of sinking in, of fitting snugly ringindirafill up, be full to the brim, be well developed ringinyaringiriralook at one's reflection, reflect (light)ringitingifool, simpleton rinhiwhen riniwhen rinoputikavolcano ripacompensate, pay damages, pay ripiramake amends to, compensate, pay for ripisafine, make pay compensation, charge ripisitikilipstick ripitarepeat, redo ripitiof falling and lying sprawled ripiti ripitiof galloping ripitikagallop ripotareport, report to the police ripotireport rirasound, ring, make a noise ririmablaze, roar, rumble riririof ululating, of a cry for help, of a crowd pouring in riritiraprovide for, support, look after ririvaof a flock landing ririvarawalk fearlessly, act heedlessly, land together (of a flock)risaherd, graze (livestock), tend cattle risechiresearch risesirecess, break rishabe off guard risilease risitireceipt risivhareceiver (of a telephone)ritalitre, of being at a loss rita ritaof wandering at a loss ritachiretouch (of relaxed hair)ritairawander aimlessly, roam RituaniyaLithuania rivadeadfall trap, of working together rivarabe off guard, be carefree, forget rivhesareverse rivhileave, time off work riwaindawind (a car window), rewind riyathat, that one (over there)rizescorpion roit (class 5), that (class 5)robhotitraffic lights Robinrobin rodhabus loader, luggage loader (on a bus)rododoof walking in single file, of sleeping soundly rodzasharpen, hone rodza nzevelisten closely, prick up one's ears rofuloaf rogainsecticide, pesticide rohwa nechandobe plentiful, be easy to get rojalodge, rent a room, lodger rokarirockery, round flower bed roketirocket, missile rokolock rokotekatrickle out, leak out, be finely ground rokotoof burning to nothing rokurock (music)Rokutenderwaundergraduate rokwedress RomaRome romanroman RomaniyaRomania rombause protective charms, have powerful charms rombepauper, a poor fool, beggar, wandering praise singer rombedzacook too much, overcook romberabe overcooked, be cooked very soft romboluck, fortune rombo rakanakagood luck, fortune, luck romoshare of the harvest (for a mother)romorabelittle, despise romoromoominous beginning, forewarning rondawound, sore, track ronda nyayainvestigate, follow up a matter rondedzago through one by one, check through Rondedzerarecount, relate, narrate rondedzeronarrative, composition (essay), account ronderachoke (on food), gag rondopotter's clay, clay rondomarastrut, swagger, sulk rondondoof sinking rongaarrange, organize, plan ronga dungweset off in a long file, go in procession rongedzapack, put away, tidy up rongekabe orderly, be well organised, go smoothly rongorelish pot, cooking pot rongomunascatter, disarrange rongondoof walking in single file rongondondoof a stack collapsing rongonoraunpack, disarrange, take apart ronzalend out cattle, entrust livestock, tell ronzeraentrust cattle to, lend out livestock, tell ronzwaentrusted cattle, loaned livestock roodzamarry off, give in marriage, help pay bride price rooramarry (a wife), bride price, dowry rooreramarry on behalf of, pay bride price for roorwabe married, get married (of a woman)ropablood ropa rakashatabad luck, misfortune ropafadzoblessing ropofadzabless roporanag, keep complaining roposhababble, talk too much ropotatalk endlessly, chatter roraintroduce new seed rorilorry, truck roromaburn to ashes, travel on without stopping roropodzarant, talk nonsense rororoof burning to ash, of sinking out of sight, of deep sleep rosarirosary roshacause an uproar, make a commotion roshenilotion rositaroast, roster, rota rotadream, smoulder, die (euphemism)rotarilottery roteshenicrop rotation, rotation rotoof being lost for words, of weariness rotomoof saying something off the point rotomokablurt out, talk without thinking, talk in one's sleep rotswasee in a dream, receive a vision, be inspired rovahit, beat, strike rova bemberadenounce indirectly, speak out against a wrong rova ngomamake merry, play drums, make music rova pasiset off, take to the road, flee rova-rovapat playfully, tap lightly rova runharephone, make a phone call rovambiramamba rovanidzamix together, combine rove roveof filing in, of crowding in rovedzatrain, practise, accustom rovedzeraget used to, make a habit of roveratamp down, nail down, crash into rovera hohokeep drumming in a warning, harp on rovereradrive in, force in, keep adding rovesalet cattle roam (after harvest)rovhaplay truant, skip work, unemployed person rovhupumpkin pulp, seed pulp

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