sinini
/sinini/
- noun , class(5)
- synonyms: domboji, dora, gandari, harati, hungudza, nhetemwe, raravunze, tsambare
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- caterpillar
- The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
Shona | English |
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sinini iri | this caterpillar |
sinini iro | that caterpillar |
Shona | English |
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sinini rangu | my caterpillar |
sinini rako | your caterpillar (singular) |
sinini renyu | your caterpillar (plural) |
sinini rake | his/her caterpillar |
sinini redu | our caterpillar |
sinini racho | its caterpillar |
sinini ravo | their caterpillar |
last updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 11:33:01 AM Central European Summer Time
sinini
/sinini/
- ideophone
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
last updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 11:33:01 AM Central European Summer Time
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