Words starting with K
Everyday Shona words
- k
- ka-
- ka
- -ka
- -ka-
- -ka-
- ka ka ka
- ka ka ka-a
- kabaA circular ripple is formed by water when you throw a stone into it.
- -kaba
- -kaba
- -kaba-kaba
- kabada
- kabada kabada
- -kabadikaTo stride is to walk quickly, straightening the legs.
- kabanga
- kabati
- kabayo
- kabheji
- kabhokisi
- kabi
- kabi
- kabichi
- -kabida
- -kabira
- kabisiraKabisira is a beer brewed for a small group of people to drink and enjoy, and it is not sold. When you do things 'kabisira', it means you don't want the public to see or know about them, and often they are not right.
- kaboko
- kabu
- kabu kabu
- kabudura
- -kabuka
- -kabura
- kabvau
- -kabvaura
- kabvu
- -kabvuraTo scavenge is to cut in a large place while reducing meat. To scavenge is to eat like a greedy person. -svarangadza.
- kabwada
- -kabwadika
- kachaTo snatch something to eat. To eat like a hungry person, they will be quick. To be surprised by unusual things. To board a bus or car. To grab. To take by force.
- -kacha
- kachasu
- kachemberebande
- kachi
- -kachidza
- kachikasi
- -kachikira
- -kachira
- kachu kachuKuti kachu kachu refers to the sound a dog makes when eating. Kuti kachu kachu also refers to the sound and action of stirring sadza (a thick porridge made from maize flour) while baking it and turning it around in a dish.
- -kadabura
- kadendemafuta
- kadhi
- kadhiidhii
- kadikwadikwa
- kadonongore
- kadori
- kadorongoshe
- -kadyaira
- kadzva
- kaferefere
- kafiramberi
- kafirifiti
- kahaIt is used to express surprise at something.
- -kahadzika
- kahanana
- kai
- kaiwa
- kajongwe
- -kaka
- -kaka
- kaka kaka
- kakaaka
- kakaanu
- kakabvu
- -kakabvura
- kakacha kakacha
- kakachi
- -kakachira
- kakachu
- -kakachura
- kakai
- kakai kakai
- -kakaira
- -kakama
- -kakanuka
- -kakanura
- -kakanura
- kakanya kakanya
- -kakanyara
- kakanyu
- kakanyu
- -kakanyura
- kakara kakara
- -kakaradza
- kakarara
- -kakarara
- -kakaridza
- -kakaridza
- -kakaritsa
- kakasha
- kakasha kakasha
- -kakasharaIf something is rough, it is hard or not smooth to the touch. My father's skin on his chin is rough because he stopped shaving his beard these days.
- kakashara
- kakashu
- kakashu
- -kakashura
- kakata
- -kakata
- -kakata
- kakata kakata
- -kakatika
- kakatyu
- -kakatyura
- kakau
- -kakaura
- kakava
- -kakavadza
- -kakavara
- kakaya kakaya
- -kakayira
- kaki
- kakirikirirooster
- kakodzi
- kakukukaendera
- kakumbiramari
- kakuruo
- kakwembe
- -kama
- kamandigezerei
- kamani
- -kamanisaIt means to pressure someone who is calling out to tied-up cows while herding them, or a person you are using for work.
- kamanya kamanya
- -kamanyika
- kamba
- kamba
- kambai kambai
- -kambaira
- kambani
- kambasha kambasha
- kamberembere
- -kambira
- kambiya
- kambu
- -kambura
- kambureza
- kambuyu
- kamera
- kamhi
- -kamhina
- kamiro
- kamu
- kamu
- kamufarara
- kamuferefere
- -kamukira
- kamukore
- kamukowoko
- -kamura
- kamuri
- kamutsa
- kamutsanedako
- kana
- kan'a
- . Kana uchi raira mumwendiye wandaraira kuti agotidzurira nzungu dzekukanga."
- -kan'aira
- -kanaira
- kanana
- kanan'ana
- -kanangura
- kanapo
- -kanda
- -kanda
- kandiThis word is used by a person who is surprised, wondering if what they are seeing or hearing is actually happening. But what exactly is happening here at this house! Oh my.
- -kandira
- kandondo
- kandu
- -kandura
- -kandurira
- kanduru
- kandyera
- -kangaTo stir-fry is to cook vegetables in oil, turning them over and over, until they are lightly browned. Well-fried meat is identified by its reddish gravy. When stir-frying popcorn, you put dry corn in a flat basket or a frying pan on the fire, and keep turning it over and over until it's cooked. Would you like roasted or boiled peanuts?
- kangai
- kangai
- -kangaidza
- kangaidze
- -kangaira
- kangamirisi
- -kangamwa
- kanganda kanganda
- -kangandika
- kangani
- -kanganika
- -kanganisa
- -kanganisana
- -kanganwa
- -kanganwikaGet lost.
- -kanganwira
- kanganwiro
- kanganya
- kanganyaTo be as stubborn as cowhide. To be someone who sleeps on their back or acts foolishly. I arrived and found him behaving very stubbornly and foolishly.
- kanganya kanganya
- -kanganyara
- kangaraThe eyes widen when you are teasing or startled, wetsu.
- kangavi
- -kangavira
- kangaya kangaya
- -kanha
- kanhaTo be utterly astonished by an event. When the midwives saw a baby born with teeth in its mouth, they were completely taken aback, utterly shocked.
- kanha kanha
- -kanhaira
- kanhama
- -kanhamara
- kanhi
- kani
- -kanika
- -kanikira
- kanongo
- kan'oto
- kanu
- -kanuka
- -kanya
- kanya kanya
- -kanyaira
- kanyama kanyama
- kanyan'anya
- -kanyanga
- kanyanga
- -kanyangadza
- kanyimambwa
- kanyimiramundiro
- kanyn'oto
- kanyoto
- kanyu
- kanyu
- kanyu kanyu
- kanyungwe
- -kanyura
- kanyururahove
- kanzatu
- -kanzura
- kanzuru
- kanzva
- kapa
- -kapa
- kapa kapa
- -kapadza
- -kapaira
- kapeti
- kapfarivarismall animal
- kapi kapi
- -kapira