Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ba-ni-ka
English: To place meat on a stick or rack near fire to roast
Wali banika nyama kwenye moto.
They roasted meat on the fire.
ban-ja
English: 1. To break, split. 2. To hit or bang
Ali banja jiwe kwa nyundo.
He split the stone with a hammer.
ban-ja
English: To hack into a network after breaking security
Mdukuzi alibanja mtandao wa benki.
The hacker broke into the bank's network.
ban-ja
English: To kill, e.g., a louse by cracking it with a fingernail
Alibanja chawa kwa kucha yake.
He killed the louse with his fingernail.
ban-jo
English: A musical instrument with a long neck and round body
Mchezaji alitumia banjo kutoa muziki wa midundo.
The musician played rhythms with the banjo.
ban-ka
English: A foldable bed used by soldiers or campers
Askari walilala kwenye banka kambini.
Soldiers slept on foldable beds at the camp.
ban-ki
English: Rare term for benki (bank)
Aliweka fedha zake kwenye banki.
He deposited his money in the bank.
ba-no
English: A carpenter's tool like pincers, used to clamp
Fundi alitumia bano kushikilia mbao.
The carpenter used pincers to hold the wood.
ban-ta-mu
English: A boxing weight class (51–53.5 kg); bantamweight
Bondia huyo alishinda taji la bantamu.
The boxer won the bantamweight title.
ban-tu
English: See Mbantu (Bantu people)
Lugha ya Kiswahili ni ya jamii ya Bantu.
The Swahili language belongs to the Bantu family.
ba-nu-a
English: To loosen; to reduce tightness
Alibanua kamba iliyokuwa imemfungia.
He loosened the rope that tied him.
ba-nu-a
English: To remove fish or meat from a roasting stick
Alibanua nyama kutoka kwenye mshikaki.
He removed the meat from the skewer.
ban-za
English: 1. To hide; to conceal. 2. To save as reserve
Alibanza chakula kwa dharura.
He kept food aside for emergencies.
ban-zi
English: 1. A small piece of sugarcane or stalk. 2. A piece used for roasting meat
Mtoto alila banzi ya miwa.
The child chewed a piece of sugarcane.
bao
English: A goal in football
Timu ilifunga bao dakika ya mwisho.
The team scored a goal in the last minute.
bao
English: A plank; the wide side of a split log
Waliweka bao la mbao kwenye paa.
They placed a wooden plank on the roof.
bao
English: 1. Divination. 2. The board used in geomancy
Walitumia bao kupata majibu ya kinyota.
They used the divination board for answers.
bao
English: 1. A board game played with seeds in holes. 2. The board used for the game
Wazee walicheza bao kivulini.
The elders played the board game under the shade.
bao
English: 1. A platform. 2. A flat side of a tree used as a seat
Waliketi juu ya bao karibu na mto.
They sat on a platform near the river.
ba-pa
English: The flat surface of something
Meza hii ina bapa pana.
This table has a wide flat surface.
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