Quick Reference
- What does umai mean in English?
- umai means "Motherhood" in English.
- Definition of umai
- Motherhood; the state of being a mother. It also refers to the qualities of kindness and compassion expected of respected mothers in society. If a mother raises her daughter with good character, she is given a 'mombe yeumai' (a cow of motherhood) when her daughter gets married.
- Tsanangudzo yeumai
- Umai kuva mubereki wechikadzi. Umai kuva netsika netsitsi, dzinotarisirwa kumadzimai anoremekedzwa muvanhu. Kana vakarera mwanasikana wavo zvine unhu, amai vanobvisirwa mombe yeumai paanoroorwa.
- Part of speech
- noun