mbabvu
/ᵐɓaɓ͡ʋ̤u/
- noun , class(9)
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- rib
- In anatomy. and zoology, a costa; a pleurapophysis, with or without a hypapophysis; the pleurapophysis element of a vertebra, of whatever size, shape, or mode of connection with a vertebra.
- That which resembles a rib in use, position, etc. ; a strip, band, or piece of anything when used as a support, or as a member of a framework or skeleton.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| mbabvu iyi | this rib |
| mbabvu iyo | that rib |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| mbabvu yangu | my rib |
| mbabvu yako | your rib (singular) |
| mbabvu yenyu | your rib (plural) |
| mbabvu yake | his/her rib |
| mbabvu yedu | our rib |
| mbabvu yacho | its rib |
| mbabvu yavo | their rib |
last updated: Monday, January 6, 2020 at 3:22:23 PM Central European Standard Time
mbabvu
/ᵐɓaɓ͡ʋ̤u/
- ideophone
- stem : mbabvu
- synonyms: n`urun`uzhu
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- ribs
- Plural of mbabvu.
last updated: Monday, January 6, 2020 at 3:22:23 PM Central European Standard Time
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