- English word calf in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(9)
- synonyms: shafu
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- calf
- The thick fleshy part of the human leg behind, between the knee and the ankle, chiefly formed by the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles, which are relatively larger in man than in any other animal, for the better support of the body in the erect attitude.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | tsapfu iyi | this calf |
tsapfu iyo | that calf |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | tsapfu yangu | my calf |
tsapfu yako | your calf (singular) |
tsapfu yenyu | your calf (plural) |
tsapfu yake | his/her calf |
tsapfu yedu | our calf |
tsapfu yacho | its calf |
tsapfu yavo | their calf |
last updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 1:22:36 PM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(9)
- synonyms: shafu
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- calf
- 1. The young of the cow or of other bovine quadrupeds.
2. The young of marine mammals, as seals and cetaceans, the adults of which are called bulls and cows.
3. An immature or raw person.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | mhuru iyi | this calf |
mhuru iyo | that calf |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | mhuru yangu | my calf |
mhuru yako | your calf (singular) |
mhuru yenyu | your calf (plural) |
mhuru yake | his/her calf |
mhuru yedu | our calf |
mhuru yacho | its calf |
mhuru yavo | their calf |
last updated: Friday, January 10, 2020 at 2:11:15 PM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(10)
- stem : mhuru
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- calves
- 1. The young of the cow or of other bovine quadrupeds.
2. The young of marine mammals, as seals and cetaceans, the adults of which are called bulls and cows.
3. An immature or raw person.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | mhuru idzi | these calves |
mhuru idzo | those calves |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | mhuru dzangu | my calves |
mhuru dzako | your calves (singular) |
mhuru dzenyu | your calves (plural) |
mhuru dzake | his/her calves |
mhuru dzedu | our calves |
mhuru dzacho | its calves |
mhuru dzavo | their calves |
last updated: Friday, January 10, 2020 at 2:11:15 PM Central European Standard Time