Kukukura (Scrape the soil) zvinoreva kukwenga ivhu nechinhu chakadai sebadza nechinagwa chokubvisa ivhu iroro. Kukukura kana kukukurwa (to reap, gather harvest, to take everything, to collect). VaGwere vanoti kukukula (scrape, scratch up the surface of earth so as to expose s.t. previously covered underneath). VaRwanda vanoti gukura (to take away; to leave a place). VaRwanda vanoti gukurura (to pull) vachireva kudhonza. MaZulu vanoti ukukhukhula pakuwanda (Clear away, sweep away; carry before; rake away) vachireva kukukura. MaZulu vanoti isikhukhula kana izikhukhula pakuwanda (1. Heavy downpour of rain. 2. Flood, torrent, rush of water) vachireva chikukura. MaZulu vanoti isikhukhulo kana izikhukhulo pakuwanda (1. Rake; instrument for clearing away rubbish; 2. net). Gukurahundi.