- English word day in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(5)
- synonyms: musi, nguva
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
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day
- The period during which the sun is above the horizon, or shines continuously on any given portion of the earth's surface; the interval of light, in contradistinction to that of darkness, or to night; the period between the rising and the setting of the sun, of varying length.
- Light; sunshine.
- The whole time or period of one revolution of the earth on its axis, or the space of twenty four hours; specifically, the interval of time which elapses between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the sun.
- A particular or regularly recurring period of twenty-four hours, assigned to the doing of some specified thing, or connected with some event or observance.
- Time.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona |
English |
zuva iri |
this day |
zuva iro |
that day |
Possessive pronouns example
Shona |
English |
zuva rangu |
my day |
zuva rako |
your day (singular) |
zuva renyu |
your day (plural) |
zuva rake |
his/her day |
zuva redu |
our day |
zuva racho |
its day |
zuva ravo |
their day |
last updated: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 6:47:08 PM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(5)
- synonyms: chiedza
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
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sun
- The central body of the solar system, around which the earth and other planets revolve, retained in their orbits by its attraction, and supplied with energy by its radiance.
- The sunshine; a sunny place; a place where the beams of the sun fall.
- Anything eminently splendid or luminous; that which is the chief source of light, honour, glory, or prosperity.
- The luminary or orb which constitutes the centre of any system of worlds: as, the fixed stars may be suns in their respective systems.
- The rising of the sun; sunrise; day.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona |
English |
zuva iri |
this sun |
zuva iro |
that sun |
Possessive pronouns example
Shona |
English |
zuva rangu |
my sun |
zuva rako |
your sun (singular) |
zuva renyu |
your sun (plural) |
zuva rake |
his/her sun |
zuva redu |
our sun |
zuva racho |
its sun |
zuva ravo |
their sun |
last updated: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 6:47:08 PM Central European Standard Time