-kiya
Elementary
-ki-ya
verb
actions
English:To lock
Shona DefinitionKu kiya kuvhara nechisimbi kana kuti ganje, rinoti kana rabata unotozovhura bedzi nekamwana kesimbi kakagadzirirwa izvozvo. Kiya kiyi yepagonhi kuti mbavha dziregopinda mumba medu tisi pano. ANTONYMS -kiyinura, -kiyinuka. Kana chimwe chinhu chaku kiya chinenge chakubata zvakasasimba. Mupeta wakanga wamukiya. Shamwari, weti yanga yandikiya. -fasa .

Definitions

To secure something with a lock; to fasten firmly.

Kiya kiyi yepagonhi kuti mbavha dziregopinda mumba medu tisi pano.

Examples

Kiya kiyi yepagonhi kuti mbavha dziregopinda mumba medu tisi pano.

Lock the door so that thieves don't enter our house while we are away.

Synonyms

-vhara

Antonyms

-kiyinura
-kiyinuka
AI Context

lock

Quick Reference

What does -kiya mean in English?
-kiya means "To lock" in English.
Definition of -kiya
To secure something with a lock; to fasten firmly.
Tsanangudzo ye-kiya
Ku kiya kuvhara nechisimbi kana kuti ganje, rinoti kana rabata unotozovhura bedzi nekamwana kesimbi kakagadzirirwa izvozvo. Kiya kiyi yepagonhi kuti mbavha dziregopinda mumba medu tisi pano. ANTONYMS -kiyinura, -kiyinuka. Kana chimwe chinhu chaku kiya chinenge chakubata zvakasasimba. Mupeta wakanga wamukiya. Shamwari, weti yanga yandikiya. -fasa .
Part of speech
verb