"vira" meaning in Shona

See vira in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -vira [canonical], kuvira [infinitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da. Etymology templates: {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*-bɪ̀da}} Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da Head templates: {{head|sn|verb|infinitive|kuvira|head=-vira}} -vira (infinitive kuvira), {{sn-verb|L}} -vira (infinitive kuvira)
  1. (intransitive) to boil Tags: intransitive Derived forms: -vidza
    Sense id: en-vira-sn-verb-yG~NxbN7 Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Shona entries with incorrect language header
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