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-chaya

Shona Definition

Ku chaya munhu kumurova kazhinji nemaoko. Mukoma vakandichaya nembama ndatadza kuteya riva. -rova . Ku chaya kuburitsa manyoka kunoita munhu anorwara nomudumbu. Ndakaswerochaya zuva rose mushure mokudya chikafu chakaora. -panza .

English Translation

To hit someone is to strike them repeatedly with the hands. My brother slapped me because I failed to set a trap. -rova. To 'chaya' is to cause diarrhea, which happens to a person who is sick in the stomach. I spent the whole day with diarrhea after eating rotten food. -panza.

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