Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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be-bu-na
English: See guguna (to nibble)
Alibebuna kipande cha mkate.
He nibbled a piece of bread.
be-bwa
English: 1. To be carried. 2. To be favored
Mtoto alibebwa hadi nyumbani.
The child was carried home.
be-da-ni
English: A type of comb used by women for styling hair
Mwanamke alitumia bedani kupanga nywele zake.
The woman used a comb to style her hair.
be-de-ni
English: A type of dhow capable of carrying 20 to 50 tons of cargo
Bedeni kubwa lilitia nanga bandarini.
The large dhow anchored at the harbor.
be-du-a
English: 1. To turn or rotate. 2. To set aside or separate
Alibedua kifaa hicho ili kukirekebisha.
He rotated the tool to adjust it.
be-dui
English: A nomadic desert dweller of Arab origin; Bedouin
Bedui walihama kutoka jangwani kwenda oasisi.
The Bedouins moved from the desert to the oasis.
bee
English: An exclamation mainly by women, meaning "hey!"
"Bee! Wewe unafanya nini hapo?" aliita mama.
"Hey! What are you doing there?" the woman shouted.
be-ga
English: The part of the arm that connects the neck and the back; the shoulder
Alimbeba mtoto begani.
He carried the child on his shoulder.
be-ga
English: A type of faded blue color
Shati lake lilikuwa na rangi ya bega.
His shirt was a faded blue color.
be-ge-ju-ka
English: 1. To deteriorate due to age (a building). 2. To collapse. 3. To spoil by rotting
Nyumba ya kale imeanza begejuka.
The old house has started to deteriorate.
be-ge-o
English: The condition of having low blood sugar; hypoglycemia
Alizimia kwa sababu ya begeo.
He fainted because of low blood sugar.
be-ge-o
English: A disease that affects dairy cows, especially after calving, causing dizziness
Ng'ombe walipata begeo baada ya kuzaa.
The cows suffered from dizziness after calving.
be-gi
English: A bag for carrying things
Alibeba begi shuleni kila siku.
She carried a bag to school every day.
be-he-da-ni
English: A type of hair oil derived from seeds, used by women
Walitumia mafuta ya behedani kusuka nywele.
They used behedani oil to braid hair.
be-he-ne-ka
English: To be busy, restless, anxious, troubled
Alibehoneka kwa mawazo mengi.
He was restless from too many thoughts.
be-he-ne-ko
English: 1. Anxiety; restlessness. 2. Dispersion
Beheneko lilimfanya ashindwe kulala.
Anxiety made him unable to sleep.
be-he-wa
English: A section of a train; a railway carriage
Walisafiri kwa behewa la abiria.
They traveled in a passenger carriage.
be-he-wa
English: A storeroom; a place for storing things
Mazao yaliwekwa kwenye behewa.
The harvest was stored in the storeroom.
be-he-wa
English: An open area of a building surrounded by walls; a courtyard
Wazee walikaa kwenye behewa wakizungumza.
The elders sat in the courtyard talking.
be-he-wa
English: A small covered truck or lorry used for carrying goods
Behewa dogo lilisafirisha bidhaa sokoni.
A small truck transported goods to the market.
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