bapu
/ɓapu/
- noun , class(5)
- variant: zazu
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- lung
- One of the two spongy or saccular organs, occupying the thorax or upper part of the body-cavity, which communicate with the pharynx through the trachea, and are the organs of respiration in air-breathing vertebrates.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| bapu iri | this lung |
| bapu iro | that lung |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| bapu rangu | my lung |
| bapu rako | your lung (singular) |
| bapu renyu | your lung (plural) |
| bapu rake | his/her lung |
| bapu redu | our lung |
| bapu racho | its lung |
| bapu ravo | their lung |
last updated: Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 9:58:57 PM Central European Standard Time
bapu
/ɓapu/
- adjective
- stem : nyemwe
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- erratic
- To behave erratically.
- Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; – hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars.
- Be unable to keep a secret or information to one's self.
last updated: Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 9:58:57 PM Central European Standard Time
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