hwamanda
/ˈwamaⁿɗa/
- noun , class(9)
- synonyms: hunda
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- trumpet
- A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| hwamanda iyi | this trumpet |
| hwamanda iyo | that trumpet |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| hwamanda yangu | my trumpet |
| hwamanda yako | your trumpet (singular) |
| hwamanda yenyu | your trumpet (plural) |
| hwamanda yake | his/her trumpet |
| hwamanda yedu | our trumpet |
| hwamanda yacho | its trumpet |
| hwamanda yavo | their trumpet |
last updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 10:36:21 AM Central European Summer Time
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