Dota, madota kana marota (Ash) ibukuta pfumbu kana dema rinosara kana huni dzapera kutsva. Panorasirwa dota panonzi padurunhuru kana durunhuro kana kuti humbarota. Rufuse kana rufutse (hot ashes, live ambers) zvichireva dota rinopisa kana mazimbe emoto. Vatendi veRhoma vanozora dota pamusi weChitatu Chemadota. Durunhuru, duru, zambarota, kana zararota, zarezare (rubbish heap). Kukwakwata kana kuroroma (burn to ashes) kupisa kusvikira rave dota. Barotse vanoti mufuse (n. hot ashes) kureva rufuse. Baila vanoti piisha (to be very hot) kureva kupisa. MaZulu vanoti thungela (v. Set fire to) kureva kutungidza. VaFwe vanoti ku-tunga (v. to take fire to one’s own fireplace) kureva kutungidza. VaDanal vanoti toŋgo (hot, burning). Mamwe mazwi: toŋgaw (n. heat).