Mombe dzemukaka dzinopfuyiwa nechinangwa chokuti dzipe mukaka wakawanda. Kukama (to milk) zvinoreva kusvina mazamu emhou yemombe, nghamera kana mbudzi kuti mukaka ubude. Kazhinji mukaka unokamwa munguva dzemangwanani. Vane mombe dzakawanda kumapurazi vanokama nemichina. VaRundi inoti gukama (to milk); VaShona vanoti kukama. VaGungu neVaFwe vanoti kukama kureva kukama. VaFwe vanoti mukamiso (squeezing tool). VaNyakyusa vanoti kama (milk, squeeze) vachireva kukama. VaNyakyusa vanoti kamula (squeeze out) vachireva kukama. VaGiryama vanoti kukamula (v. squeeze). MaZulu vanoti ukusenga inkomo vachireva kukama mombe. Mamwe mazwi: umsengi (milker, one who milks). Sengwa (be milked) kureva kukamiwa. MaZulu vanoti ehlisa (yield; let flow freely - of milk or rain) kureva kusisa. MaZulu vanoti ehlisa (cause to descend, bring down, lower) kureva kudzisa. Kinande vanoti erikama (v. milk, extract by pressing) vachireva kukama.