-kwapura
Elementary
-kwa-pu-ra
verb
actions
English:To whip severely, to flog
Shona DefinitionKu kwapura kurova munhu kana chimwe chipuka zvakasimba, zvisina tsitsi. Vadzidzisi pavakanga vonyanya kuda zvekukwapura vana vechikoro hurumende yakabva yadzika mutemo wekuti hapana mudzidzisi anoranga mwana neshamhu.

Definitions

To beat or hit someone or an animal very hard, without mercy; to flog.

Vadzidzisi pavakanga vonyanya kuda zvekukwapura vana vechikoro, hurumende yakabva yadzika mutemo wekuti hapana mudzidzisi anoranga mwana neshamhu.

Examples

Vadzidzisi pavakanga vonyanya kuda zvekukwapura vana vechikoro, hurumende yakabva yadzika mutemo wekuti hapana mudzidzisi anoranga mwana neshamhu.

When teachers were increasingly wanting to whip school children, the government then enacted a law that no teacher should punish a child with a whip.

Synonyms

kurova
kutsenga
AI Context

to scrape

Quick Reference

What does -kwapura mean in English?
-kwapura means "To whip severely, to flog" in English.
Definition of -kwapura
To beat or hit someone or an animal very hard, without mercy; to flog.
Tsanangudzo ye-kwapura
Ku kwapura kurova munhu kana chimwe chipuka zvakasimba, zvisina tsitsi. Vadzidzisi pavakanga vonyanya kuda zvekukwapura vana vechikoro hurumende yakabva yadzika mutemo wekuti hapana mudzidzisi anoranga mwana neshamhu.
Part of speech
verb