Mazwi ane Y.

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

yathat (one already known), of (class 4 and 9 possessive)yaayes, that's it, aha yachadisplaying openly, flaunting yadhiyard (measure), yard, courtyard yadiyard yakabhadharwapaid, that was paid yakabikwacooked, boiled yakabvait came from, then (it)yakabvarukatorn yakachenaclean, pure yakadereralow, reduced yakadzokororwarevised, repeated yakafarabroad, wide yakafukidzwacovered yakagadziridzwarepaired, adjusted, corrected yakagadzirirwaprepared (for), made for yakagadzirwamade, manufactured, produced yakaiswaput, placed, installed yakaitwadone, held, carried out yakakoshaimportant, precious, valuable yakakungurutswarolled yakakurabig, large, grown yakakurudzirwarecommended, encouraged yakakurukurwadiscussed yakanyaeat a lot, overeat yakanyungudukamelted, dissolved yakaomahard, difficult, severe yakaorarotten, corrupt yakaperafinished, ended, run out yakaruramastraight, just, correct yakasanganiswamixed yakashongedzwadecorated yakashumareported yakasimbastrong, solid, firm yakasimba zvikuruvery strong, strongest Yakasimbiswaestablished, made firm yakasvibiswacontaminated, polluted, defiled yakatangabegan, started, originated yakatarisanafacing, opposite yakatarwaset, appointed, designated yakatsiviwareplaced yakavakwabuilt yakavakwazverebuilt yakaverengerwacalculated, counted yakavharirwaenclosed, shut in yakavharwaclosed, blocked yakavhurwaopened yakawedzeraincreased, added yakazarafull, filled, crowded yakoyour, yours yambaKuzivisa patsva nenzira kwayo (to start/tamba).yambirawarn, caution, advise yambirowarning, caution yambu [vambu]crossing (a river)yambuka [-vambuka, -ambuka]cross, cross over, pass to the next stage yambutsa [-yambusa, vambutsa, vambusa]take across, ferry across, help through (trouble)yamurahelp, assist, support yamurohelp, aid, relief yamwasuckle, breastfeed (of a baby), nurse yamwirakeep suckling (while mother is pregnant)yamwisabreastfeed, suckle (a baby), be nursing yananaget along, agree, be reconciled yananisareconcile, make peace between, harmonise yananoharmony, mutual affection, good relations yangafilthy person, shun, avoid (someone)yangamarasoar, hover, float yangarafloating (on water)yangumy, mine yanutaking down (washing)yanuratake in (washing), take down (from drying)yapecrossing all at once, spreading fast (of fire)yapfuurapast, previous, has passed yarureaching puberty yarukagrow up, reach adolescence, mature yarutsaraise (a child), bring up yaurasuffer greatly, be in agony yavaibvisawhich they were removing yavayabe carried away (with enjoyment), chatter idly yavotheir, theirs yayaelder sister (of a woman)yeof yechipirisecond, secondary yedzatry, try on, dawn yedzerwastay up all night, be overtaken by dawn yekareold, ancient, of long ago yekeraum (searching for a word), what's-it yekupedzisiralast, final yemawhine, cry constantly (of a child), act like a baby yemagetsielectric, electrical yemamongimonastic, of monks yemedzekawhisper sweet nothings, bill and coo yemitamboof feasts, of games, theatrical yemupicking out (the best)yemuraadmire, be fond of yemuroadmiration, praise yendago yengereracoax, persuade, cajole yepamusorosorotop-class, upmarket, highest yeplasmaplasma (as in a plasma screen)yerameasure, try on, revere as a totem yereIzwi rinoreva kutarira.yeredzasweep away, wash away yerekanasuddenly find, realise all of a sudden, happen unexpectedly yereraflow, run smoothly yerereflowing (of a river)yeroyellow yeruraskim, skim off yeuchidzaremind yeuchidzoreminder, memento, token yeukaremember, recall yevagaze at, admire, stare at (in wonder)yevedzabe attractive, be lovely, delight yeverwabe distracted, get carried away, forget one's troubles yeyisabelittle, despise, make someone walk a long way yezvirwereof diseases yingidzaadd to troubles, make worse yoit, its (class 4 and 9), there yogatiyoghurt yokuchengetera zvinhustoreroom, warehouse yokugezerabathroom, for washing yokuvakafor building yomumakomoof the mountains, alpine yoniniwhat's-his-name, thingummy yoseall, whole, entire yoweouch, oh dear yowe-ehelp! (cry of fear), ouch, oh my (surprise)yowerabe in agony, scream, shriek yowererechorus response (in a song)yunifomuuniform yunitiunit (of electricity or water), units (in maths)yunivhesitiuniversity yuwiraKudaidzira mvura nenzira yerurama.

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