Nhova

Nhova kana kuti chipande (fontanelle in English) i nhongonya yevana vacheche. Inenge yakapfava ichitaridzika pakusava ne bvupa redehenya. Nhova inotendera kuti musoro wemwana uwumbike, kudzoka, nokudzvanyika panguva yokuzvarwa; izvi zvinobatsira kuti mwana abude pamukana waamai zviri nyore. Mapfupa emusoro anosimba kusvika nhava yavhara pamwedzi gumi nemisere kusvika makumi maviri nemana (18-24). Vamwe vanoti nhongonya.

Tsika

• Vamwe vanotenda kuti nhova inofanirwa kurapwa nemishonga inozorwa pamusoro penzvimbo yacho.

• Mazuva ano kwave nevazhinjiwo vasisashandise mishonga yenhova, vanotenda mukupa mwana mvura yekunwa yakawanda kuti muviri wake usarase mvura yakawanda.

Mashoko Anotodzana

• Mupandira kana Mupandiri
• Mupandirwa kana Mubandirwa
• Kupandira
• Nyamapanda (the place where roofing poles are found; the place that divides; the place of Chief Mapanda) apa kureva ruwa ruri kuMaodzanyemba kweZimbabwe pamuganhu neMozambique.
• Banda
• Mupandenyama
• Chipande

Mashoko okuti chipande kana mubandirwa angagona kuzoshanda kuturikira chinonzi capital kuEnglish - apa kureva mari yekuvamba bhizinisi. Capital means several things: highly important; first rate; excellent; chief; major; principal; prime; primary etc.

Mitauro yeBantu

• MaZulu vanoti nova (v. Soften, work soft). Mamwe mazwi: novoza (Soften skin, bray hide; work soft) vachireva kupfavisa dehwe.
• MaZulu vanoti n'ovo (ideo. of softening, braying skin).