• Shona word nhengo in the Shona Dictionary
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nhengo
/n̤éŋó/

• noun , class(9)
• stem : nhengo
• dialects/origins: Karanga, Zezuru

English translation

member

1. An integral part of an animal body having a distinct function; a vital organ; particularly, in common use, one of the limbs or extremities, as a leg, an arm, or a wing.
2. Figuratively, anything likened to a part of the body.
3. A part of any aggregate or whole; one of a number of associated parts or entities; any unit or division that can be considered separately as part of a total.

English translation

organ

1. A natural part or structure in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special action (termed its function), which is essential to the life or well-being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are organs of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are organs of plants.
2. An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, tax gatherers, etc., are organs of government.

nhengo
/n̤éŋó/

• noun , class(10)
• stem : nhengo
• dialects/origins: Karanga, Zezuru

English translation

members

Plural of nhengo.

English translation

organs

Plural of nhengo.