• Shona word ruchiva in the Shona Dictionary
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/rut͡ʃiʋa/


  • noun , class(11)
  • synonyms: ,
  • dialects/origins: Standard Shona
English translation
1. A feeling of uneasiness, mortification, or discontent excited by the contemplation of another's superiority, prosperity, or success, accompanied with some degree of enmity or malignity, and often or usually with a desire or an effort to discomfit or mortify the person envied.

2. Hatred; ill will; malice.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona English
ruchiva urwu this envy
ruchiva urwo that envy
Possessive pronouns example
Shona English
ruchiva rwangu my envy
ruchiva rwako your envy (singular)
ruchiva rwenyu your envy (plural)
ruchiva rwake his/her envy
ruchiva rwedu our envy
ruchiva rwacho its envy
ruchiva rwavo their envy
last updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 4:51:59 PM Central European Summer Time


/rut͡ʃiʋa/


  • adjective
  • synonyms:
  • dialects/origins: Zezuru
English translation
Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
last updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 4:51:59 PM Central European Summer Time

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