Nyaudzosingwi starting with J

Figurative Expressions

All a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Shona sounds:bh ch dh dy dz dzv gw kw mb mh mv nd ng nh nj ny nz pf sh sv sw ts tsv ty vh zh zv

jaDescribes a person falling and striking the ground on the back, with the legs up in the air. Also the falling of a bundle of firewood when someone unloads it and flings it to the ground.
jaDescribes chopping so as to cut right through, or to leave a deep hole.
ja ja jaDescribes the leaking of water from a container that has a hole in it, or from a house roof that has not been thatched properly.
jabhuDescribes dipping clothes into water, taking them out and putting them back in again, over and over.
jabuDescribes cutting tender meat with a blade.
jabu jabuUsed of a person or animal that walks jabu jabu, moving along with a bounding, leaping gait.
jadaraDescribes lying down on one's back. Compare dedema.
jaduDescribes chopping something and severing it right off. Also describes falling over on one's side.
jagaduDescribes the chopping of meat or other things repeatedly.
jakawayaDescribes scattering utensils or other things about all over the place. Also used when food or other things are in great abundance: we left meat and beer lying about in plenty at home.
janduDescribes chewing food that is very soft.
janhiDescribes leaping from one place and landing on another. Compare tomu.
jeDescribes cutting with a very sharp knife.
jeDescribes opening the eyes wide while staring at something.
je-eDescribes the weather when it is je-e: the sun is scorching and there are no clouds in the sky.
je je jeThe sound of groundnuts being shelled by hand.
je je jeThe sound made by birds or other small creatures. Also used of beer or water that is very cold, and of scissors cutting through cloth or paper.
jejeUsed of people who are equal to one another in age, in height or in size.
jekenyeDescribes being at peace, with the mind thoroughly settled and calm.
jiUsed of people standing still in a group, all of them looking at one and the same happening.
jigimuDescribes stamping on the ground with one foot, or digging out a small hollow using the heel.
jikitiDescribes a person coming down to the ground after leaping or going up into the air. Compare jiti.