Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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bu-cha-ri
English: A large cutting knife
Alitumia buchari kukata mifupa.
He used a large knife to cut the bones.
bu-da
English: An old man without teeth
Buda huyo alikaa kivulini akizungumza na watoto.
That toothless old man sat in the shade talking to children.
bu-da
English: A tuskless elephant
Wawindaji waliona buda msituni.
Hunters saw a tuskless elephant in the forest.
bu-daa
English: To form lumps (of porridge or flour)
Uji ulianza kubudaa kwa sababu ya moto mwingi.
The porridge began forming lumps because of too much heat.
bu-daa
English: Lumps in porridge or ugali
Watoto walikataa kula uji wenye budaa.
The children refused to drink porridge with lumps.
bu-daa
English: To invent something for the first time
Yeye ndiye aliyebudaa mchezo huu kijijini.
He was the first to invent this game in the village.
bud-ha
English: A follower of Buddhism
Yeye ni budha anayeishi India.
He is a Buddhist living in India.
bu-dha-ra
English: Wastefulness; extravagance
Budhara ya mali ilisababisha umasikini.
Wastefulness of wealth led to poverty.
bu-di
English: Necessity; compulsion
Huna budi kufuata sheria.
You must follow the law.
bu-du-ni
English: Fatness; largeness of body
Buduni wake ulimfanya awe na shida ya kupumua.
His fatness caused him breathing problems.
bu-du-ri
English: Plural of badiri (dialect)
Walikusanya buduri nyingi sokoni.
They collected many badiri at the market.
bu-du-ri
English: The full moon (dialect)
Usiku wa jana kulikuwa na buduri angani.
Last night there was a full moon in the sky.
bu-fei
English: Buffet; self-service meal
Walikula chakula cha bufee hotelini.
They ate buffet food at the hotel.
bu-fu-ru
English: Coconut husk; empty shell
Walitumia bufuru kama chombo cha kunywea.
They used a coconut shell as a drinking vessel.
bu-fuu
English: Skull bone
Bufuu lilipatikana kwenye kaburi la kale.
A skull bone was found in the ancient grave.
bu-ga
English: To gather; to collect food or things
Alibuga matunda yaliyodondoka.
He collected fallen fruits.
bu-ga
English: To roam aimlessly; to wander
Vijana walibuga mitaani mchana kutwa.
The youths roamed around the streets all day.
bu-ga
English: A type of trousers (tight at the top, wide at the bottom)
Alivaa suruali ya buga sokoni.
He wore buga trousers at the market.
bu-ga
English: Lack of blood; anemia
Mtoto alipatwa na buga kutokana na lishe duni.
The child suffered from anemia due to poor nutrition.
bu-ga
English: Anger; sulkiness
Alikaa kimya kwa buga.
He sat silently out of anger.
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