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Mazwi ane T.

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

turaput down (a load), unload, divorceturakititractturifilling up (ideophone), standing frozenturi-ipiercing scream (ideophone)turi turihurrying about (ideophone)turikaput up high, hang up, roof (a house)turikidzastack, pile up, wear in layersturikiratranslate, interpret, present a caseturikwabe made barren (by medicine), be hung upturirahand over, refer (a matter), pass onturu tururushing about aimlessly (ideophone)turududustanding at a loss (ideophone)turukastart to rain, arrive unexpectedlyturumufirst rain (ideophone), setting offturunutaking down (ideophone)turunuratake down, lift downtururatake down, unloadtururua small inedible mouseturusitool, toolsturusi [turusu]toolsturutsabring on spirit possessionturuzuzubewildered (ideophone)tusareward, repay a kindness, thanktushufull to the brim (ideophone), bursting (ideophone)tushukaburst, ooze outtushuraprick open, lance (a boil)tusingaonekimicroorganisms, germstusoreward, token of thankstusvaincite, egg on (to fight)tusvupiercing (ideophone), shaving bald, gouging out (an eye)tusvuralance (a boil)tutamove house, relocate, throw up soil (burrowing)tutidzaswindle, contutidzirakeep piling uptutirapile up, heap, load uptutsiraadd more, top up, increasetutudzagather together, carry to one placetutumaboil over, froth, grow fasttutumadzabe conceited, show off, stuff fulltutumarabe conceited, be arroganttutumiraboil over, frothtutumukagrow fast, shoot uptutunuunloading (ideophone)tutunuraunloadtuturuswollen (ideophone)tuturukagrow large, swell uptutururuturning up unexpectedly (ideophone), troubledtutuva tutuvawandering aimlessly (ideophone)tutuvikaheap up, pile togethertutwaTutwamangoyi.tutyupiercing (ideophone)tuutwotuubhobhotwo shillings, florintuverabangles, ankletstuvhaidzaindulge, let run wildtuvhuscooping (ideophone), dipping (a ladle)tuvhurascoop (water)tuvicooling water (ideophone)tuvidzacool (with cold water), dilutetuvirago sour, go off, be irritabletuwaidzamake wander, lead astraytuweshooting skyward (ideophone)tuwitiny fish, minnowtuzathrow hooks (in boxing), loose (an arrow)tuzustanding dumbfounded (ideophone)tuzukastand at a loss, be dumbfoundedtuzuraconfuse, stare blankly, lance (a boil)twabang (ideophone), punch in the mouthtwanaservaltwasadead straight (ideophone)twasanustraightening (ideophone), stretchingtwasanudzastraighten, stretch outtwasanukabecome straight, straighten outtwasanurastraighten, iron (clothes), stretchtwasukabe straight, be upright, be straightforwardtwasurastraighten, iron (clothes)tweexhaling (ideophone)twiof being straight, dead straighttwi-istanding straight (ideophone)twinzuraflick with a switchtwiri twirisniggering (ideophone)twiriristaring fixedly (ideophone)twizagiraffetwotheir (class 13)tyafear, be afraid, crack (ideophone)tyairadrivetyakaclatter of hooves, tree saptyaka tyakacreaking knees (ideophone), clacking hooves (ideophone)tyakairaplod (of cattle)tyavawhip, sjamboktyesplitting (ideophone)tyesamake a head-pad, be keen, work hardtyezadrink milk straight from the uddertyi tyi tyimocking laughter (ideophone)tyirafear for, worry, be afraid thattyisafrighten, scare, be frighteningtyisidzirathreaten, intimidate, frightentyityidzagiggle (of babies)tyityidziraintimidate, threatentyocalm down (ideophone)tyoicoward, of snapping (like firewood)tyokabreak, snap, be brokentyonihedgehogtyorabreak, snap, break (a rule)tyorerapocket, keep for oneselftyotyorotyojoining others (ideophone)tyotyotyocrash of a falling tree (ideophone), collapse, falling silenttyustab (ideophone)tywa tywa tywarustle of leaves (ideophone)tywakatikacrunch through leavestywanyumunching (ideophone)tywatywanyu tywatywanyucrunching bones (ideophone)tywatywatidzasizzle-fry, crackletywatywatikabe crunchytywihand into pocket (ideophone)tywi-isqueak (ideophone)tywiki tywikicreak of bedsprings (ideophone)tywitywidzasqueaktywiyocheep (ideophone)

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