- English word husk in the Shona Dictionary
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- verb
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- husk
- The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | bvumbura | husk (singular) |
| bvumburai | husk (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha bvumbura | I will husk |
| ucha bvumbura | you will husk (singular) |
| mucha bvumbura | you will husk (plural) |
| acha bvumbura | he/she will husk |
| ticha bvumbura | we will husk |
| vacha bvumbura | they will husk |
| chicha bvumbura | it will husk |
last updated: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 10:23:07 AM Central European Summer Time
- noun , class(5)
- synonyms: beferere
- dialects/origins: Manyika
- English translation
- husk
- The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | befa iri | this husk |
| befa iro | that husk |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | befa rangu | my husk |
| befa rako | your husk (singular) |
| befa renyu | your husk (plural) |
| befa rake | his/her husk |
| befa redu | our husk |
| befa racho | its husk |
| befa ravo | their husk |
last updated: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 11:32:21 AM Central European Summer Time