Mazwi ane S.

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

siponjisponge, loofah sipononobeautiful woman sipotisport sipunuspoon siragitable football, foosball table sirahabutchery, slaughterhouse siristunted, undersized siriericereal sirikasilk sirimago on and on, continue for a long time sirin'iceiling sirinjisyringe siririsabe pitiful, be heart-rending, be sad sirivhasilver, silver coin sirivherisilver SiriyaSyria siroganislogan sisalet down milk, yield plenty of milk sisisister, elder sister, miss (polite address)sisidzabring on the milk (of a suckling calf)sisimacarry a heavy load on the shoulder sisiraseem, appear sisitanun, nursing sister sitachistarch sitakistack (of maize)sitandadhistandard, school standard (grade)sitatastarter (motor), starter (food)sitatimendistatement sitejistage, phase sitendistand, building plot sitepigait, walk, swagger sitepisisteps, stairs siteraraizasterilise siteriraizasterilise sitiseat sitichistitch sitimasteam (food)sitiraikastrike, protest, striker (in football)sitiraikistrike sitirechastraighten (hair), stretcher sitirenastrainer, tea strainer sitiritistreet sitirokostroke sitofustove sitokostock sitokustock, stocktaking situdhiyostudio, recording studio, photo studio situtuplump, pretty girl sivindahealing spirit siwejisewage, sewage pit siwetasweater, jersey siwichiswitch SiwidheniSweden siwitisweet, candy SiwizarendiSwitzerland siyaleave, leave behind, quit siya hopestay the night (as a sign of goodwill)siya ngoma ichiriraleave in a hurry, flee siyanadiffer, be different, part siyana-siyanavarious, diverse, assorted siyanisadistinguish, differentiate, space apart siyanodifference, separation (of a couple)siyidzanadraw, tie (with no winner)siyira panziraleave unfinished, give up halfway siyiriraleave a little over, leave out siyiwa pachenabe exposed, be jilted, be left in the lurch sizacaesarean section sizasiscissors skriniscreen so-like that, thus sobodapick at food, nibble reluctantly sobodonibbling sodabicarbonate of soda, soda sodhiyamusodium sodzacourt, woo sofasofa sokasoak, keep feeding (a child), incite sokeplunging into water (of clothes)sokerastuff (into a full sack), overeat, settle among strangers soketisocket (electric)sokisisock Sokomonkey sokoracrush (something dry), crunch sokosapoke (with a stick), pick (the ears), pester sokovared hill mushroom sokungeas if, as though sokutisuch as, for example, like somanabe evenly matched, compete without a winner SomariaSomalia sombonjacuddle (of a courting couple), embrace somuenzanisofor example, for instance sonasew, mend, stick close to sonanidzastitch together, patch sonaretaaccelerator (pedal)sondyamopane worm, edible black caterpillar sonesahave (clothes) made, have tailored songorirapeep through, peek songoyaSongoya isiki inotadzisa munhu kufamba zvakanaka, nokuda kokuti anenge azvimba munzvimbo munoi-ta mwambabvu.sonhofood spilled from the pot, falling from a height sonhomotumbling down sonhomokabreak off and tumble, collapse sono-meanwhile, first (verb marker)sononofollowing closely everywhere sonzapeep sonziglance, quick peek sopealbino, kachasu (home-distilled spirit)soperaalienate (a wife) from her husband, woo away soraspy, scout, provoke sorerapeep out, poke one's head out sorisorry, mourning cloth soro-top, highest soro bandambastubborn person, headstrong person sorodhasolder sorojenaelder, wise old person soropodzacriticise scornfully, disparage sororoslipping in or out quietly sosablock (a path) with thorn branches, saucer sosejisausage sositomato sauce, sauce, ketchup sosodzahatch (eggs)sosonaitch, prickle sosoorithorny flowering shrub sosotatrim twigs off (firewood)sosotedzacram in, force in, put (clothes) to soak sosotitiny white wild berries sotadry out, sort (mail)sotsodzobird lime SpeiniSpain subvugraze, abrasion sudunuloosening (of a knot)sudunurauntie, loosen sudurushifting aside a little sudurudzamove aside sudurukamove aside, make room sudurusamove aside, shift sudzisasororate marriage sudzunuloosened (of a knot), blurting out Suitesuite sukawash, wash up, rinse sukautaestate-sharing gift sukowhite clay, whitewash, plaster sukushove aside, let go sukudzalast long, know well, hand-feed a child sukunasaicarelessness, neglect sukunusukunuraloosen, unscrew, work free sukuralet go and fling aside sukurudzarinse sukutarub (a hide) soft, tan, harass sukutikasoften easily sumaintroduce, present (a case), inform formally sumbalong for, be fearless, shack sumbubundle, cluster sumbururuturn up suddenly sumhutomato sauce, tomato gravy sumointroduction, opening sumudzalift up, raise, hold up sumudzirauplift, raise, promote sumukaget up, rise sumwabe informed, be presented to sunaupside down sunamabe upside down sunamisaturn upside down, invert sunasunabow low, leap with joy sunatasip, suck up sunatiradrink lying face down sundapush, shove, drive sundaidzashove angrily sundelet go, abandon, neglect sundidzirapush, shove away, thrust sundidziranajostle, push each other sundirapush, let livestock roam, drag into trouble sungatie, bind, fasten sunganidzajoin together, unite, wed sunganidzolink, connector sunganocovenant, agreement, church conference sungarebeaded head ornament sungawiriranoconcord, grammatical agreement sungikabe tieable sungikanafeel ill at ease, be inhibited sungiraperform the first-pregnancy rite sungiriratie firmly, tie around, put money aside sungirwabe obliged, be required, be sent home for a first birth sungisahave arrested, report to the police sungunucome undone sungunukabe at ease, relax sungunurauntie sungurasungura (music), sungura dance sungwabe spell-bound in labour, be tied up sunhabe narrow sunhukacome loose sunhuralet go, forgive sunikawear inside out, wear back to front sunungukabe free, be at ease, give birth sunungurauntie, loosen, liberate sununikwaaimless wanderer sununuaimless wanderer sununu sununuwander aimlessly sunuracastrate, geld sunyasqueeze, pinch sunyairafrown, screw up the face sunzihorse fly sunzumasit quietly suodoorway, entrance, gateway supamaketisupermarket supavhaizasupervise, supervisor supfunulet slip away supfurapush away supusoup powder, gravy thickener surabreak wind, fart surebehind, back, backwards surikirwaKushurikira.suriraSuriramudenga.surududuhang one's head surudzaleach (salt), sweeten (beer), have diarrhoea surudzosalt-leaching pot, lye water surukasettle, separate out surukirwabe lonely surukoloneliness surumusadeliver (a baby), act as midwife sururaresprout suruvagloomy, downcast suruvadzasadden, upset suruvarabe sad, be unhappy suruwarabe sad susurumen, tripe, paunch susubheriCape gooseberry, gooseberry susukidzahelp along, escort, see off susumathrong, move in a crowd susunhacloy, run on tiptoe susupenzismall coin (five pennies)susururuslip in quietly susuvalook glum susuvaralook glum, endure hardship, walk belly first sutsaripen, manifest (of a spirit)sutsutacrush underfoot sutswabe possessed sutusuit sutukesisuitcase sutukezisuitcase suvalong for, crave suwabe sad, be unhappy, miss suwiralong for, wish for suzweidler, work-shy person svaashoo svadagulp, swallow whole, ride up (of trousers)svadugulp, beautiful girl svakawilt, go soft svakudart out svakukadart out, hurry out

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