Jira (cloth in English) zvinoreva chiro chakarukwa nedonje kana dzimwe mhando dzeshinda. Machira anoshandiswa kusona hembe uye kugadzira zvimwe zvishongo zvnishandiswa mudzimba. Muruko kana nduko (fabric) Kupfumanidza kana kupfuma (make a seam). Mupfumanidzo (seam, noun). Dzindadzi kana madzindadzi (Piece of cloth no longer of any use) apa kureva chichira, jindadzi kana karenga. Rukangadza (linen) izwi reChiNdau rinotaura mhando yejira yarehwa kuEnglish. Kinyarwanda vanoti umwenda (cloth, clothing) kureva jira. Sangho vanoti bongo (n. cloth, fabric, textile, garment) kureva jira kana nguo. Giryama vanoti mufumo (n. seam) kureva musono.