Kuruma

Kuruma (to bite) zvinoreva kumbanidkira chidyo kana chimwewo chinhu pakati pemazino.

Zvirevo

Kurumwa nechekuchera (to be bitten by that which you seek)/(refer to it as shooting oneself in the feet), zvinoreva kukuvadzwa nechinhu chawakazvitsvagira.
Hwoni hwenyoka kuruma chaisingadyi. It is the malice of a snake to bite that which it will not eat.

Mitauro yeBantu

VaTonga vanoti syuta (n. to bite) kureva kuruma. Fananidzai nokuti kusvuta fodya.
VaKimwani neBarawani vanoti kuluma (to bite) kureva kuruma.
VaPokomo vanoti -muma (bite) kureva kuruma.
Kinande vanoti obulumi (n. suffering) kureva kutambura.