Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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che-ge
English: Foolish; unripe; soft; moist
Alinunua maembe bado chege sokoni.
He bought unripe mangoes at the market.
che-ge
English: Main part of a banana leaf; basket for storing grain
Mama alitumia chege kufunika nafaka.
Mother used the banana leaf basket to cover the grains.
chege-a
English: To loosen; to walk with difficulty
Kamba ilichegea baada ya muda mrefu.
The rope loosened after a long time.
che-gele
English: State of being loose
Vifungo vya mkoba vilikuwa na chegele.
The straps of the bag were loose.
chege-ni
English: Place for boys after circumcision
Vijana walipelekwa chegeni baada ya tohara.
The boys were taken to the special hut after circumcision.
cheg-ua
English: See fanya (to do)
Wazee walimchegua kazi hiyo.
The elders had him do that work.
chei-chei
English: Greeting used by children
Watoto walipiga kelele, "cheichei!" walipomwona mgeni.
The children shouted "cheichei!" when they saw the guest.
che-ja
English: To chop into small pieces
Alijeja kuni kwa jiko.
He chopped firewood into small pieces for the stove.
che-ka
English: To laugh
Wote walicheka baada ya kisa cha kuchekesha.
Everyone laughed after the funny story.
chekache-ka
English: To laugh repeatedly or annoyingly
Alikuwa akichekacheka bila sababu.
He kept laughing repeatedly without reason.
cheke-a
English: To laugh at something
Walimchekea mtoto alipocheza.
They laughed at the child when he danced.
chekea-mwezi
English: A long-legged, long-beaked bird that flies on moonlit nights
Chekeamwezi huonekana usiku ukiwa na mwangaza wa mwezi.
The bird is seen flying on moonlit nights.
cheke-cha
English: To guard; to classify; to think deeply; to downsize workers
Serikali ilichekecha wafanyakazi kwa kupunguza idadi.
The government downsized the workers by reducing numbers.
cheke-che
English: Sieve; downsizing of workers
Waliweka nafaka kwenye chekeche.
They put the grains into a sieve.
chekeche-a
English: Type of bird; preschool; small children; bird chicks
Mtoto anaenda shule ya chekechea.
The child goes to preschool.
chekeche-ke
English: Sieve
Alitumia chekecheke kusafisha unga.
She used a sieve to clean the flour.
chekehuk-wa
English: A small spotted bird
Ndege aina ya chekehukwa alionekana msituni.
A small spotted bird was seen in the forest.
chekele-a
English: To laugh loudly
Walichekelea mchezo wa maigizo.
They laughed loudly at the play.
chekene-ne
English: See chokea (sty in the eye)
Macho yake yalikuwa na chekenene.
His eyes had a sty.
cheke-o
English: Small sores at the corners of the mouth
Mtoto alipata chekeo baada ya kuumwa na homa.
The child developed sores at the corners of his mouth after fever.
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