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Found 1373 word(s) starting with "B"

Bua¹

bu-a

English: Maize stalk

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia bua kufunika paa la nyumba.

Example (English):

They used maize stalks to thatch the house roof.

Bua²

bu-a

English: Light; easy

Example (Swahili):

Kazi hii ni bua sana.

Example (English):

This job is very easy.

Bua³

bu-a

English: Iron rod

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia bua kujengea daraja.

Example (English):

The artisan used an iron rod to build the bridge.

Bua⁴

bu-a

English: To succeed; to prosper

Example (Swahili):

Alibua katika biashara yake mpya.

Example (English):

He succeeded in his new business.

Buabua

bu-a-bu-a

English: To cut off tips; to prune

Example (Swahili):

Alibuabua matawi ya mti.

Example (English):

He pruned the branches of the tree.

Buabua²

bu-a-bu-a

English: A type of bird

Example (Swahili):

Ndege wa aina ya buabua huishi msituni.

Example (English):

The buabua bird lives in the forest.

Buathi

bu-a-thi

English: To revive; to bring back to life

Example (Swahili):

Alibua matumaini yaliyokuwa yamepotea.

Example (English):

He revived the lost hopes.

Buba

bu-ba

English: A type of foot disease

Example (Swahili):

Mganga alitibu wagonjwa wa buba.

Example (English):

The healer treated patients with the foot disease.

Bubo

bu-bo

English: Syphilis; venereal disease

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa akiteseka na maradhi ya bubo.

Example (English):

He was suffering from syphilis.

Bubu¹

bu-bu

English: A mute person; one who cannot speak

Example (Swahili):

Bubu alionyesha kwa mikono alichotaka.

Example (English):

The mute person showed with his hands what he wanted.

Bubu²

bu-bu

English: Silent; voiceless

Example (Swahili):

Watu walikaa bubu baada ya tangazo.

Example (English):

People sat silent after the announcement.

Bubu³

bu-bu

English: A coconut shell fragment

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia bubu kama kikombe cha kunywea maji.

Example (English):

They used a coconut shell as a cup for drinking water.

Bubujika

bu-bu-ji-ka

English: To gush; to pour continuously

Example (Swahili):

Maji yalibubujika kutoka kwenye kisima.

Example (English):

Water gushed from the well.

Bubujiko

bu-bu-ji-ko

English: A continuous outpouring (of words or water)

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na bubujiko la maneno yasiyo na maana.

Example (English):

There was a continuous outpouring of meaningless words.

Bubujisha

bu-bu-ji-sha

English: To cause to gush; to pour out continuously

Example (Swahili):

Alibubujisha machozi baada ya kusikia habari mbaya.

Example (English):

She gushed tears after hearing the bad news.

Buburu

bu-bu-ru

English: The sound of something being pushed

Example (Swahili):

Tulisikia buburu la gari likisukumwa barabarani.

Example (English):

We heard the rumbling sound of the car being pushed.

Buburusha

bu-bu-ru-sha

English: To drag or push along

Example (Swahili):

Waliwabuburusha wafungwa hadi mahakamani.

Example (English):

They dragged the prisoners to court.

Bubuta

bu-bu-ta

English: To strike; to hit and knock down

Example (Swahili):

Alimbubuta mpinzani wake kwa ngumi.

Example (English):

He struck his opponent with a punch.

Bucha¹

bu-cha

English: A butcher

Example (Swahili):

Bucha alikata nyama vipande vipande.

Example (English):

The butcher cut the meat into pieces.

Bucha²

bu-cha

English: A butcher's shop

Example (Swahili):

Baba alikwenda kununua nyama buchani.

Example (English):

Father went to buy meat at the butcher's shop.

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