-takanyika
Elementary
-ta-ka-nyi-ka
verb
actions
English:To wriggle, to squirm
Shona DefinitionKu takanyika kufamba kwechinhu chinoita zvokugonyana, kana kuzunguzika segonye kana honye. Honye dzakanga dzichitakanyika mumutumbi wegava rakafira mumvura.

Definitions

To move with a twisting or squirming motion, like a worm or snake. To wriggle or squirm.

Honye dzakanga dzichitakanyika mumutumbi wegava rakafira mumvura.

Examples

Honye dzakanga dzichitakanyika mumutumbi wegava rakafira mumvura.

The worms were wriggling in the body of the fox that had died in the water.

Synonyms

kunyauka
kuzunguzika
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What does -takanyika mean in English?
-takanyika means "To wriggle, to squirm" in English.
Definition of -takanyika
To move with a twisting or squirming motion, like a worm or snake. To wriggle or squirm.
Tsanangudzo ye-takanyika
Ku takanyika kufamba kwechinhu chinoita zvokugonyana, kana kuzunguzika segonye kana honye. Honye dzakanga dzichitakanyika mumutumbi wegava rakafira mumvura.
Part of speech
verb