"dhura" meaning in Shona

See dhura in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -dhúrá [canonical], kudhúrá [infinitive]
Etymology: From a Nguni language (compare Northern Ndebele -dula), from Afrikaans duur. Etymology templates: {{bor|sn|bnt-ngu}} Nguni, {{cog|nd|dula|-dula}} Northern Ndebele -dula, {{der|sn|af|duur}} Afrikaans duur Head templates: {{head|sn|verb|infinitive|kudhúrá|head=-dhúrá}} -dhúrá (infinitive kudhúrá), {{sn-verb|H}} -dhúrá (infinitive kudhúrá)
  1. be expensive
    Sense id: en-dhura-sn-verb-T809qwj- Categories (other): Shona entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for dhura meaning in Shona (1.1kB)

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