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pirimu

Shona Definition

Kuti pirimu kukanuka wava kungoita chimwe chinhu chawanga usingafungiri. Pandakadirwa mvura kumeso ndarara pacheya ndakabva ndati pirimu.

English Translation

Describes starting up suddenly, coming to and finding oneself already doing something one had not expected. Example: when water was thrown in my face as I slept in the chair, I sprang up with a start.

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