Mazwi ane T.

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

tedegu tedeguof strutting (chest out)tedegukawalk chest out, strut tedzamake slip, be slippery tedzemukaslip, lose your footing teedzafollow (a way), abide by, keep to teedzeraimitate, copy, follow (someone's example)teenedzadangle, jiggle, swing (a rope)teenekaswing, dangle, wobble teenesaloosen (by rocking), work loose teerafollow teereralisten, obey, follow tefasag tefeof being soft and yielding tefenyekacave in, crumple tefeteragive (under pressure), sink softly tefuof sinking softly (like a bed)tefu tefuof being soft and comfortable (a bed)tefurafeed lavishly, serve generously tegaget ready, brace yourself, take aim tegedukachip (of enamelware)tegemuof a hard punch tegemurapunch hard tekascoop (water), dip out, shape (sadza) in a plate teka tekaof staggering under a load, lug, carry with effort tekaiof walking stiff-legged tekaidzacarry (a heavy load in the arms), lug tekairastagger under a load, trudge (laden)tekeof scooping water tekedzamake a racket, shout rowdily tekedzaramake a racket, be rowdy tekenuof cracking (when dropped)tekenurachip (a dish), gash (someone)tekenyadrive (a car), play (the mbira)tekenye tekenyeof wriggling (worms)tekenyekawobble, jiggle, quiver tekerekawalk with belly thrust out tekereracook lots of pumpkin tekerereof bulging (with fullness)tekesagreet in passing tekeshasmash to pieces, shatter tekesheof spreading everywhere, of carefree abandon, of sitting idle tekeshedzacook plenty, spread out (people)tekeshenahuge person, big-bodied person tekesherabe widespread, abound, fill (a place)tekeshuof a hard, injuring blow tekeshurahit hard, injure (with a blow)teketedzasqueeze (fruit, to test ripeness), thin out (maize)teketerato address the ancestors, to go soft (of fruit), to plead humbly teketesaspeak out, speak openly teketsekawaddle Tekiturkey, takkies, sneakers tekisitaxi, tax temachop, cut down, black tema temaof chasing hard, chop up (small)tembatrust, rely on, depend on temba tembaof lifting together (a heavy load)tembararitemporary, temporary job tembedzacarry between two (a heavy load), pout (before crying), let sag tembenuof unfolding, of slackening (a rope)temberaKugarisana nenzira yedare ruzivo.temberetemple temberitemple tembirichatemperature Tembothe Tembo (zebra) totem Tembo MbiziTembo Mbizi (a zebra clan praise name)tembukasag (in the middle)temeramake incisions (for medicine), tattoo, set an example (for)temereratrim (a hedge), clip temerwabe given incisions, be sentenced, be initiated (into witchcraft)temhapluck (leaves), pick (greens)teminasiterminus temuterm, school term, term of office temuraeat sadza plain, be skimpy (of clothes)temuzalet the calf suckle first (before milking)tenatenor tendathank, believe, have faith tendafutuhigh-top canvas shoes tendaigive thanks (plural), believe (plural)tendetent, canvas, of sitting idle tendedzeraagree to everything, say yes to everything tendekabe faithful, be trustworthy, point (with the finger)tendekesheof sitting idle, of sitting at ease tenderaallow, permit, agree tenderanoagreement, consensus tendereof turning round in one place tenderedzasurround, encircle, go round tenderekaNhenderekwa.tendererago round, circle, beat about the bush tenderera-tendererago round and round, circle repeatedly, beat about the bush tenderereof turning back after going a short way tenderuof glancing back quickly tendesekabe believable, be trustworthy, be convincing tendeudzaturn (something) round, turn away (the face)tendeukaturn around, turn back, repent tendeusaturn round, convert tendeutsaturn (someone or something) round, convert (someone)tendezhereof falling into water by accident teneneof sitting idle and unconcerned tenengaof standing with arms spread wide, of towering high tenesitennis tenetimaternity dress tengabuy, purchase, bribe tenga tengaof many people lifting a heavy load tengamabe overhead (of the sun), reach midday tenganabribe one another tenganyikalarge farming area tengekabe affordable, be cheap tengenengeflat land ringed by hills, tall thin man tengerabuy for (someone), buy from (someone)tengesasell, betray, advertise tengitank tenhaherd, drive (livestock)tenheof shaking a branch full of bees tenhedzamake (something) swing, make (something) sway tenherashut in (cattle), pen tenhesatouch someone's sore spot, remind someone of a painful past tenhudzaset (something) rolling downhill tenhukiralean to one side, tilt tenishenitension tenisitennis tenuof turning back quickly, of dropping down quickly tenyeramate (of a cock)tenzamislead with bad advice, satisfy TenziLord, master, owner tepeof dangling tepenuof peeling up something stuck flat tepfuIzwi rinoreva kuteta.tepismall thin person teputap, faucet tepu-tepuof walking loosely tepukawobble, swing about tepukirabend easily, be pliable teratailor, pay tax, pay rent teramabe calm, be level, be still terebvarabe sunken, sag inward teregiramutelegram terekaput (a pot) on the fire, set alight teremuof coming loose and rolling away teremukaslip, slide down teremutsamake (something) slide down, tip down tererinifrilled skirt, curly-leaved kale, popular fad tererwablack bird with a white patch teresikoputelescope terevhizhenitelevision terezerarest in the cool breeze teriwept, el teruof rolling downhill tesheof sitting idle, of flopping down anywhere, of growing thickly testamendetestament tesvasharpen, whittle to a point tesva tesvaof walking thin and gangly, of wandering aimlessly tesvaidzateach (a child) to walk, indulge (bad behaviour)tesverabe sharp, be pointed tetascratch the ground (of a hen), shy away, flinch tetepaternal aunt, husband's sister, thin tetedzacoax, persuade gently tetegurugreat-grandfather, ancestor tetekeralisten attentively tetembacome to one's senses, realise one's mistakes tetemberapray to the ancestral spirits tetenacrunch, gnaw, throb teteneraeat sadza with groundnuts tetenuof crunching hard food tetenurastrip off, uncover tetepabe thin, be slender teterapush the fire under (a pot), scrape off tetereof running off for good teteredzapush away roughly teterekawander off, go astray, get lost tetereraplead, beseech, implore teterereof leaving and never being seen again teteresascratch the ground (of a hen)tetetekashiver, tremble tetezaeat up, finish off (food)tetsuof a piercing scream, of a large litter tetsurascream loudly, give birth to many in quick succession tetsvaidzalead (someone) about aimlessly tetsvairawander aimlessly tetuof scratching the ground tetu tetuof scratching about for food teuof pouring out with force, of the sun setting teu teuof sweat streaming down teukaspill, slop over teuraoffer a sacrifice, make an offering to the ancestors, pray teva tevaof walking with short steps teveallotted section of a field, charm worn on the arm tevedzafollow (a path), pass on in turn, keep (customs)tevedzeraimitate, copy, follow (advice)tevenuof soaking in water teverafollow, come after, go after tevererafollow everywhere, trail after tewagrow vigorously, flourish teweowner, aloe teyaset a trap, trap (someone), bewitch teyaidzamake (someone) take short steps tezastrip bare (of grazing animals), gather firewood tezukasoil oneself (of a small child)tezvarafather-in-law, brother-in-law (wife's brother)theatretheaters themometathermometer thiyeta*operating theatre, theatre, cinema thiyoritheory ti-we (subject prefix), us (object prefix)ti ti tiof piling things in one place tibaof falling flat on the face, of covering quickly tibiduof soil turning up under the plough tibikahide (something) by covering it tibikiracover (the body) completely, be overcast, slap hard tibikirwabe smothered, be shut in airless tibitsiraoversalt tibizurahoe lightly tibuof dust rising tibukarise in clouds (of dust)tiburaraise dust, stir up trouble tibvingamould (sadza) by pressing tibvinyasqueeze (fruit) to test ripeness tibvuof kicking something soft tibvurakick (a soft ball), thump (of the heart)tibwinyathrob tidiburaturn up (soil)tidiga tidigaof walking with heavy steps tifuof bringing food back up tigaKuvhara mukanwa nenzira yehusvinu.tiga tigaof walking with thudding steps tigairastomp, walk heavily tigashirewelcome, let us take your load tigiduradig hard ground tigimuof kicking something far away tiitea tiibhiituberculosis, TB tiipotiteapot tiivhiitelevision, TV tikaof plunging a spear into flesh tikairawander about aimlessly tikitickey, threepenny coin tiki tikiof something hard sinking into something soft tikibvuof nudging with the elbow tikidawalk with long strides tikidzadig with a digging stick tikinyapoke, prod, stride along tikishikawalk heavily tikishudzaloosen hard ground tikititicket tikiti [tiketi]ticket, cattle dipping card tikitidzapierce (something soft)tikitirasweat, perspire tikizhizhiof dumping a child down roughly timbadig, hoe timbinuof digging a hoe into the soil timbinuradig up, uproot, break up (a floor)

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