Kupurura (to strip off e.g. leaves from a bush). Kupuruzira (to caress). VaChewa vanoti kupula (to take a pot off the fire, to take wax from honeycomb). VaYao vanoti kupulula (to strip off - as leaves off a tree, or bead off a string). VaZigula vanoti kuhulula (to reap rice or beans) kukohwa mupunga kana bhinzi. MaZulu vanoti phulula (Stroke; smooth, rub gently). Muenzaniso: ukuphulula ikati (to stroke a cat) vachireva kupuruzira katsi. VaWabo vanoti okupulra (v. pluck feathers). Kinande vanoti erihulula (harvest beans; loosen pods or seeds).