Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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chakula-ghafi
English: Dietary fiber that cleans stomach walls
Mboga ina chakulaghafi kinachosaidia mmeng'enyo.
Vegetables contain dietary fiber that helps digestion.
cha-kuleti
English: See chakileti (chocolate)
Watoto waligawana kipande cha chakuleti.
The children shared a piece of chocolate.
cha-kura
English: Dig with feet like a chicken; search carefully; disturb arrangement
Alikakura nguo akitafuta funguo.
He disturbed the clothes while searching for the keys.
cha-laia
English: Run out of money; be broke
Alipokuwa mjini alichalaia kabisa.
When he was in town, he was completely broke.
cha-laza
English: A cord-like structure in a bird's egg
Wanafunzi walijifunza kuhusu chalaza ya mayai.
The students learned about the chalaza of eggs.
cha-le
English: A cut or scar made with a razor or knife
Alibaki na chale mkononi.
He was left with a scar on his arm.
cha-le
English: A comedian; someone who makes people laugh
Chale huyo aliburudisha hadhira kwa vichekesho.
That comedian entertained the audience with jokes.
cha-le
English: Funny; amusing; current, not lasting long
Hadithi yake ilikuwa chale na kila mtu alicheka.
His story was funny and everyone laughed.
cha-le
English: A sea creature with spines and poison; sea urchin
Wavuvi walipata chale baharini.
The fishermen found sea urchins in the sea.
cha-le
English: Uncultivated land
Mashamba ya chale yaliachwa bila kulimwa.
The uncultivated lands were left fallow.
cha-le
English: A feeling or omen about something happening
Alipata chale kwamba safari haitakuwa salama.
He had a feeling the journey would not be safe.
cha-li
English: On the back; lie on the back
Mtoto amelala chali kitandani.
The child is sleeping on his back in bed.
cha-li
English: A type of green or blue fish found on rocks or coral
Walivua samaki wa aina ya chali.
They caught fish of the chali type.
cha-li
English: See: chale (comedian, scar, or sea creature)
Waliwaita vijana wale chali.
They called those youths chali.
cha-lia
English: A place where a woman who has given birth stays
Mama alikaa chalia kwa siku arobaini.
The mother stayed in seclusion after giving birth for forty days.
chal-lo
English: A piece of wood or anything placed under a pot to prevent burning
Aliweka challo chini ya sufuria jikoni.
He placed a block of wood under the pot in the kitchen.
cha-lo
English: A sugarcane plantation
Wakulima walikuwa wakifanya kazi kwenye chalo lao.
The farmers were working in their sugarcane plantation.
cha-ma
English: A group of people involved in an activity; a political group
Chama cha walimu kilifanya mkutano.
The teachers' association held a meeting.
cha-ma
English: Move; leave a place; migrate elsewhere
Walilazimika kuchama kijiji baada ya ukame.
They had to migrate from the village after the drought.
cham-bele
English: An amount paid as a deposit; advance payment
Alilipa chambele kabla ya bidhaa kuletwa.
He paid a deposit before the goods were delivered.
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