- English word milk in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(3)
- synonyms: manza
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- milk
- 1. A white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of the females of the class Mammalia, and drawn from their breasts for the nourishment of their young.
2. Anything resembling milk in appearance, taste, etc., as the juice of the coconut and the sap of certain plants.
3. The spat before it is discharged from an oyster.
4. A slight cloudy opacity occurring in some diamonds.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | mukaka uwu | this milk |
mukaka uwo | that milk |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | mukaka wangu | my milk |
mukaka wako | your milk (singular) |
mukaka wenyu | your milk (plural) |
mukaka wake | his/her milk |
mukaka wedu | our milk |
mukaka wacho | its milk |
mukaka wavo | their milk |
last updated: Monday, January 20, 2020 at 9:49:15 AM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- milk
- A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts.
Imperative example Shona | English | kama | milk (singular) |
kamai | milk (plural) |
Simple future tense example Shona | English | Ndicha kama | I will milk |
ucha kama | you will milk (singular) |
mucha kama | you will milk (plural) |
acha kama | he/she will milk |
ticha kama | we will milk |
vacha kama | they will milk |
chicha kama | it will milk |
last updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 10:40:26 AM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- comb
- An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.
Imperative example Shona | English | kama | comb (singular) |
kamai | comb (plural) |
Simple future tense example Shona | English | Ndicha kama | I will comb |
ucha kama | you will comb (singular) |
mucha kama | you will comb (plural) |
acha kama | he/she will comb |
ticha kama | we will comb |
vacha kama | they will comb |
chicha kama | it will comb |
last updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 10:40:26 AM Central European Standard Time