nyota
/ɲóta/
- noun , class(9)
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- thirsty
- Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| nyota iyi | this thirsty |
| nyota iyo | that thirsty |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| nyota yangu | my thirsty |
| nyota yako | your thirsty (singular) |
| nyota yenyu | your thirsty (plural) |
| nyota yake | his/her thirsty |
| nyota yedu | our thirsty |
| nyota yacho | its thirsty |
| nyota yavo | their thirsty |
last updated: Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 8:54:10 AM Central European Standard Time
nyota
/ɲóta/
- adjective
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- thirst
- A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.
last updated: Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 8:54:10 AM Central European Standard Time
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