-uraya
Elementary
-u-ra-ya
verb
actions
English:To kill
Shona DefinitionKu uraya kupfuudza upenyu hwechisikwa. MuHarare mazara mhondi dzinouraya vanhu kunge dziri kutouraya zvadzo huku. Ku uraya kukanganisa mashandiro echimwe chinhu, chobva chatadza kushanda zvakanaka. Akauraya chitofu zvekuti handizivi kuti ndichabika nei nhasi.

Definitions

To cause the death of a living being. To destroy or ruin something.

MuHarare mazara mhondi dzinouraya vanhu kunge dziri kutouraya zvadzo huku.

Examples

MuHarare mazara mhondi dzinouraya vanhu kunge dziri kutouraya zvadzo huku.

Harare is full of murderers who kill people as if they were just killing chickens. Akauraya chitofu zvekuti handizivi kuti ndichabika nei nhasi.

He ruined the stove so much that I don't know what I will cook with today.

Synonyms

kuponda
kuuraya

Antonyms

kuchengeta
kurarama
AI Context

to kill

Quick Reference

What does -uraya mean in English?
-uraya means "To kill" in English.
Definition of -uraya
To cause the death of a living being. To destroy or ruin something.
Tsanangudzo ye-uraya
Ku uraya kupfuudza upenyu hwechisikwa. MuHarare mazara mhondi dzinouraya vanhu kunge dziri kutouraya zvadzo huku. Ku uraya kukanganisa mashandiro echimwe chinhu, chobva chatadza kushanda zvakanaka. Akauraya chitofu zvekuti handizivi kuti ndichabika nei nhasi.
Part of speech
verb