Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ba-da-li-a
English: Taking the place of another person or thing
Kiongozi mpya ni badalia wa aliyestaafu.
The new leader is a replacement for the one who retired.
ba-da-mu
English: The kernel of a fruit seed; almond
Aliweka badamu kwenye keki.
She added almonds to the cake.
ba-da-ni
English: Body; torso
Alijeruhiwa sehemu ya badani.
He was injured on the body.
ba-da-ni
English: Height; front or back part of a robe
Fundi alirekebisha badani ya kanzu.
The tailor adjusted the front of the robe.
ba-da-ni
English: A type of antelope with long horns
Wawindaji walimwona badani msituni.
The hunters saw an antelope with long horns in the forest.
bad-hi-ri
English: To waste money; to squander
Alibadhiri pesa zake kwenye anasa.
He squandered his money on luxuries.
bad-hi-ri-fu
English: Wasteful; destructive of money
Mtoto huyu ni badhirifu wa mali za familia.
This child is wasteful of the family's wealth.
ba-di-a
English: See bajia (a type of food/snack)
Aliagiza badia sokoni.
He ordered badia at the market.
ba-dii
English: Strange; unusual; extraordinary
Waliona kiumbe badii msituni.
They saw a strange creature in the forest.
ba-dii
English: Unusual things; ornaments
Alinunua badii za kupamba nyumba.
She bought unusual ornaments to decorate the house.
ba-di-li
English: To exchange one thing for another; to change
Alibadili nguo kabla ya sherehe.
He changed clothes before the ceremony.
ba-di-li
English: To break; to get a small amount of money
Alienda kubadili shilingi mia moja.
He went to break a hundred-shilling note.
ba-di-li
English: Instead of; in place of
Alikuja badili ya kaka yake.
He came in place of his brother.
ba-di-li-fu
English: Changeable; unstable
Hali ya hewa ni badilifu mwaka huu.
The weather is changeable this year.
ba-di-li-ka
English: To become different from before
Tabia yake imebadilika sana.
His behavior has changed a lot.
ba-di-li-ki-a
English: To show changes concerning a particular person
Rafiki yake alimbadilikia baada ya kupata kazi.
His friend changed toward him after getting a job.
ba-di-li-ko
English: Change; transformation
Badiliko la tabianchi linaathiri kilimo.
Climate change affects agriculture.
ba-di-li-sha
English: To transform from one state to another
Aliamua kubadilisha maisha yake.
He decided to change his life.
ba-di-li-sha-na
English: To exchange with each other
Wanafunzi walibadilishana vitabu.
The students exchanged books.
ba-di-li-sho
English: The act of transforming from one state to another
Badilisho la mfumo wa elimu limeanza kutekelezwa.
The reform of the education system has begun to be implemented.
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