Shona Definition
Kana uchi dziura unenge uchivhura pakavharwa. Kana munhu achida kupinda nepaunenge uri uka dziura unenge wamupa mukana wokuti apinde. Kana murume achi dziura mukadzi anenge ari iye atanga kurara naye. Kana chiremba achi dziura nzeve anenge achiita kuti munhu anga asinganzwi akwanise kunzwa. Ku dziura kubaya nzeve netsono kana nemunzwa, pachisara maburi kuti dzigogona kushongedzwa mhete. Kana muchichera tsime kana mugodhi, muka dziura munatso wemvura, munenge masvika panobuda mvura.
English Translation
When you pierce, you are essentially opening what was closed. If someone wants to pass through where you are and you pierce a hole, you are giving them an opportunity to pass through. If a man 'pierces' a woman, it means he is the one who initiated sexual relations with her. If a doctor 'pierces' an ear, it means he is enabling someone who couldn't hear to be able to hear. To pierce means to puncture the ear with a needle or a thorn, leaving holes so that earrings can be worn as decoration. When digging a well or a mine, if you 'pierce' a clean source of water, it means you have reached where the water comes from.
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