Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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chembeki-ke
English: Female reproductive cell
Chembe za kike hutumika katika urithishaji.
Female reproductive cells are used in inheritance.
chembele-le
English: Small pieces of bread
Watoto walikula chembelele mezani.
The children ate small pieces of bread at the table.
chembembe
English: Innermost part; small pieces
Walikata nyama kuwa chembechembe ndogo.
They cut the meat into small pieces.
chembe-o
English: Flat wooden piece for splitting wood
Alitumia chembeo kugawanya kuni.
He used a flat wooden tool to split firewood.
chembe-u
English: Special knife for carving; type of flat sea fish
Fundi alitumia chembeu kukata mbao.
The craftsman used a special knife to carve wood.
chembeuzi
English: Fibrous cells carrying genetic information
Chembeuzi huhifadhi taarifa za urithi.
Genetic fibers store hereditary information.
chemche-mi
English: Spring of water; source of something
Walikunywa maji ya chemchemi safi.
They drank clean water from the spring.
chemi-moto
English: Hot spring
Watalamu walichunguza chemimoto mlimani.
Scientists examined the hot spring on the mountain.
chem-ka
English: To boil; to get angry; to sweat heavily
Maji yalichemka jikoni.
The water boiled in the kitchen.
chem-ni
English: Transparent lamp cover
Chemni ya taa ilivunjika.
The lamp's glass cover broke.
chem-sha
English: To boil something; to do something unexpected
Mama alichemsha maziwa.
Mother boiled the milk.
chemshabongo
English: Puzzle; riddle
Walicheza chemshabongo ili kuburudika.
They played a riddle game for fun.
che-mua
English: To sneeze
Alipochemua, alifunika mdomo wake.
When he sneezed, he covered his mouth.
chem-vi
English: Cousins of opposite sex
Walikutana na chemvi zao shereheni.
They met their cousins at the party.
che-nene
English: Type of grasshopper
Mtoto alikamata chenene shambani.
The child caught a grasshopper on the farm.
chene-o
English: Flat surface area
Walisafisha cheneo la kujenga nyumba.
They cleared the flat area to build a house.
che-neta
English: To tickle; to itch
Alimcheneta mtoto tumboni.
He tickled the child on the belly.
chene-zo
English: Measuring tool; standard for measurement
Fundi alitumia chenezo kupima mbao.
The carpenter used a measuring tool to measure the wood.
chen-ga
English: Small pieces of grain; to cut trees; to dodge; type of poisonous fish
Mpishi alitumia chenga za nafaka kutengeneza uji.
The cook used small grains to make porridge.
chen-ge
English: Newly cleared field; large open fire; lead in a race; spray from a fast-moving vessel
Mashamba mapya ya chenge yalilimwa kijijini.
Newly cleared fields were cultivated in the village.
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