gaba
/ɡ̤aɓa/
- noun , class(5)
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- tin
- An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze, speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum). Atomic weight 117.4.
Shona | English |
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gaba iri | this tin |
gaba iro | that tin |
Shona | English |
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gaba rangu | my tin |
gaba rako | your tin (singular) |
gaba renyu | your tin (plural) |
gaba rake | his/her tin |
gaba redu | our tin |
gaba racho | its tin |
gaba ravo | their tin |
last updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 3:39:09 PM Central European Summer Time
gaba
/ɡ̤aɓa/
- verb
- synonyms: pfuta
- dialects/origins: Manyika
last updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 3:39:09 PM Central European Summer Time
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