Kuteta (to be nervous, to shrink from) zvinoreva kuzeza chinhu chingava chinozvadza kuita kana chausinganzwe kwazvo pachinoitwa. VaChewa vanoti utete (flinching, a shrinking from pain). VaTonga vanoti kuteta (become soft, become wet) vachireva kupfava. VaTonga vanoti teteeta (v. be soft, be weak) kureva kuteta?. VaMaconde kukuvala (stub oneself especially toe) vachireva kukuvara. VaLozi vanoti mutetelelwa (, n. fear of the least pain) vachireva kuteta.