- Shona word nyadzi in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(10)
- adjective
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- shame
- A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | nyadzi idzi | this shame |
| nyadzi idzo | that shame |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | nyadzi dzangu | my shame |
| nyadzi dzako | your shame (singular) |
| nyadzi dzenyu | your shame (plural) |
| nyadzi dzake | his/her shame |
| nyadzi dzedu | our shame |
| nyadzi dzacho | its shame |
| nyadzi dzavo | their shame |
last updated: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 3:49:20 PM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(10)
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- embarrassment
- A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | nyadzi idzi | this embarrassment |
| nyadzi idzo | that embarrassment |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | nyadzi dzangu | my embarrassment |
| nyadzi dzako | your embarrassment (singular) |
| nyadzi dzenyu | your embarrassment (plural) |
| nyadzi dzake | his/her embarrassment |
| nyadzi dzedu | our embarrassment |
| nyadzi dzacho | its embarrassment |
| nyadzi dzavo | their embarrassment |
last updated: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 3:49:20 PM Central European Standard Time