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Found 1373 word(s) starting with "B"

Buguka²

bu-gu-ka

English: To pour out; to spill

Example (Swahili):

Maji yalibuguka kutoka kwenye ndoo.

Example (English):

Water spilled out of the bucket.

Bugunya

bu-gun-ya

English: To nibble; to chew lightly

Example (Swahili):

Alibugunya kipande cha karanga.

Example (English):

He nibbled a piece of peanut.

Buha¹

bu-ha

English: The back wall of a house

Example (Swahili):

Walipaka rangi kwenye buha la nyumba.

Example (English):

They painted the back wall of the house.

Buha²

bu-ha

English: A type of owl

Example (Swahili):

Buha alisikika akilia usiku.

Example (English):

The owl was heard crying at night.

Buheri¹

bu-he-ri

English: In good health

Example (Swahili):

Aliwasalimia wenzake kwa kusema "Buheri ya afya".

Example (English):

He greeted his friends by saying "In good health".

Buheri²

bu-he-ri

English: A type of white sorghum

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walipanda mtama aina ya buheri.

Example (English):

Farmers planted a type of white sorghum.

Buhumu

bu-hu-mu

English: Lungs; organ for breathing

Example (Swahili):

Moshi mwingi unaweza kuharibu buhumu.

Example (English):

Too much smoke can damage the lungs.

Buhuri

bu-hu-ri

English: Incense smoke

Example (Swahili):

Walifukiza buhuri msikitini.

Example (English):

They burned incense in the mosque.

Buhurika

bu-hu-ri-ka

English: To turn into vapor

Example (Swahili):

Maji yalibuhurika jikoni.

Example (English):

The water turned into vapor in the kitchen.

Buhurisha

bu-hu-ri-sha

English: To fumigate; to perfume with incense

Example (Swahili):

Waliibuhurisha nyumba kwa udi.

Example (English):

They fumigated the house with incense.

Bui¹

bui

English: A large poisonous spider

Example (Swahili):

Walimuona bui mkubwa ukipanda ukutani.

Example (English):

They saw a large spider climbing the wall.

Bui²

bui

English: Female friend; companion

Example (Swahili):

Yule ndiye bui wangu wa karibu.

Example (English):

That is my close female friend.

Bui³

bui

English: A playful game of hiding and seeking

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walicheza bui jioni.

Example (English):

The children played hide and seek in the evening.

Bui⁴

bui

English: A preacher who persuades followers strongly

Example (Swahili):

Bui alihubiri hadi watu wakalia.

Example (English):

The preacher preached until people cried.

Buibui¹

bui-bui

English: A spider

Example (Swahili):

Buibui alitengeneza utandu ukutani.

Example (English):

A spider made a web on the wall.

Buibui²

bui-bui

English: A black garment worn by Muslim women

Example (Swahili):

Mwanamke alivaa buibui akielekea sokoni.

Example (English):

The woman wore a black veil when going to the market.

Buisimba

bui-sim-ba

English: A type of spider with very strong venom

Example (Swahili):

Walimkuta buisimba akining'inia kwenye dari.

Example (English):

They found a venomous spider hanging from the ceiling.

Buje¹

bu-je

English: A lump inside the body; swelling

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa na buje tumboni baada ya kuugua.

Example (English):

He had a swelling in his stomach after falling sick.

Buje²

bu-je

English: A swelling in a woman's breast or in the liver

Example (Swahili):

Daktari alipima buje kwenye ziwa la mama.

Example (English):

The doctor examined a lump in the woman's breast.

Bujira

bu-ji-ra

English: A disease that causes swelling of the navel

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alipatwa na bujira tangu kuzaliwa.

Example (English):

The child suffered from a navel swelling since birth.

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