Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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bu-ru-ji
English: A type of small trumpet
Askari alipuliza buruji.
The soldier blew the small trumpet.
bu-ru-ji
English: Soldier who blows the trumpet
Buruji alitangaza mwanzo wa vita.
The trumpeter announced the start of the battle.
bu-ru-ji
English: Zodiac sign; star constellation
Alizaliwa katika buruji ya Simba.
He was born under the sign of Leo.
bu-ru-ji
English: Underwater trenches
Jahazi lilipita karibu na buruji baharini.
The dhow passed near underwater trenches in the sea.
bu-ru-ji-ka
English: To fall at an edge; to collapse
Jiwe liliburujika kutoka mlimani.
The stone collapsed from the hill.
bu-ru-ma
English: Water pipe for smoking tobacco; shisha
Waliweka tumbaku kwenye buruma.
They put tobacco in the shisha pipe.
bu-run-ga
English: To make small clay beads
Waliburunga udongo kutengeneza vito.
They shaped clay to make beads.
bu-run-ga
English: To do something aimlessly or carelessly
Aliiburunga kazi bila mpangilio.
He did the work carelessly without planning.
bu-run-gu-tu
English: A bundle of things; package of clothes or money
Alileta burungutu la pesa sokoni.
He brought a bundle of money to the market.
bu-ru-nu-si
English: Cloak or robe with a hood
Alivaa burunusi jeusi msikitini.
He wore a black robe with a hood in the mosque.
bu-ru-ra
English: To drag something heavy
Waliburura mzigo barabarani.
They dragged the load along the road.
bu-ru-re
English: A hilly slope
Walipanda burure ya mlima.
They climbed the hill slope.
bu-ru-ta
English: To drag; to pull
Aliiburuta kiti chumbani.
He dragged the chair into the room.
bu-ru-ta
English: A plant failing to yield crops
Shamba la mahindi liliburuta msimu huu.
The maize field failed to produce this season.
bu-ru-za
English: To drag roughly; to pull while turning
Polisi walimburuza mtuhumiwa barabarani.
Police dragged the suspect along the road.
bu-ru-zan-ga
English: A foolish or wayward person
Walimchukulia kama buruzanga kwa sababu ya tabia zake.
They considered him foolish because of his behavior.
bu-ru-zi-ka
English: To move dragging oneself
Aliburuzika barabarani kwa uchovu.
He dragged himself on the road due to exhaustion.
bu-sa
English: To strike suddenly; a blow
Askari alimbusa adui ghafla.
The soldier struck the enemy suddenly.
bu-sa-ra
English: Wisdom; prudence
Alionyesha busara katika maamuzi yake.
He showed wisdom in his decisions.
bu-sa-ti
English: A mat used for sleeping or sitting
Waliweka busati sakafuni kulala.
They laid a mat on the floor to sleep.
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