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Found 979 word(s) starting with "D"
dambwa

dam-bwa

English: A secret place for circumcision rites

Example (Swahili):

Wavulana walichukuliwa kwenye dambwa kwa tohara

Example (English):

The boys were taken to the secret place for circumcision

damdamu¹

dam-da-mu

English: A person who loves another very much

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni damdamu wa mke wake

Example (English):

He deeply loves his wife

damdamu²

dam-da-mu

English: A person with whom one has a relationship or kinship

Example (Swahili):

Waligundua kuwa wao ni madamdamu wa ukoo mmoja

Example (English):

They discovered they were relatives from the same clan

damia

da-mia

English: Gush with blood; flow abundantly

Example (Swahili):

Jeraha lilianza damia sana

Example (English):

The wound began to gush blood heavily

damiadamia

da-mia-da-mia

English: Stalk or visit something while bending over

Example (Swahili):

Alidamiadamia porini kutafuta matunda

Example (English):

He bent over in the forest searching for fruits

damigha

da-migha

English: The state of being hit on the head and losing consciousness

Example (Swahili):

Baada ya kupigwa kichwani alipata damigha

Example (English):

After being hit on the head, he lost consciousness

damiri¹

da-mi-ri

English: Destroy; ruin; spoil

Example (Swahili):

Moto ulidamiri nyumba nyingi

Example (English):

The fire destroyed many houses

damiri²

da-mi-ri

English: Excellent; superior; unique

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa mwanafunzi damiri darasani

Example (English):

He was an excellent student in class

damirika

da-mi-ri-ka

English: Perish; be destroyed completely

Example (Swahili):

Mji mdogo ulidamirika kwa mafuriko

Example (English):

The small town was destroyed by floods

damiriko

da-mi-ri-ko

English: A state of ruin; destruction

Example (Swahili):

Vita viliweka nchi katika damiriko

Example (English):

The war left the country in destruction

damisi¹

da-mi-si

English: A cheerful person; playful, likes jokes

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni damisi anayependa kucheka

Example (English):

He is a cheerful person who loves laughing

damisi²

da-mi-si

English: Cheerful; liking fun or jokes

Example (Swahili):

Wanafunzi walikuwa na hali damisi siku hiyo

Example (English):

The students were in a cheerful mood that day

damiza

da-mi-za

English: Press down and hold with hands; suppress

Example (Swahili):

Aliweza damiza karatasi kwa mkono wake

Example (English):

He pressed down the paper with his hand

damka

dam-ka

English: Wake up early

Example (Swahili):

Nilidamka saa kumi alfajiri

Example (English):

I woke up early at 4 a.m.

dampo

dam-po

English: A place for dumping rubbish, usually collected from different areas; a dump

Example (Swahili):

Walipeleka taka zote kwenye dampo la kijiji

Example (English):

They took all the rubbish to the village dump

damu¹

da-mu

English: The red liquid in the bodies of people and animals; blood

Example (Swahili):

Damu ilitoka kwenye jeraha lake

Example (English):

Blood flowed from his wound

damu²

da-mu

English: A word describing kinship or family relations; blood relation

Example (Swahili):

Wao ni ndugu wa damu

Example (English):

They are blood relatives

damudamu

da-mu-da-mu

English: See dondo

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa shati la rangi ya damudamu

Example (English):

He wore a deep red shirt

danadana¹

da-na-da-na

English: High up; with outstretched arms; with joy and celebration

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walicheza danadana shambani

Example (English):

The children played joyfully with arms outstretched in the field

danadana²

da-na-da-na

English: Kicking a football without letting it touch the ground

Example (Swahili):

Mchezaji alifanya danadana na mpira kwa dakika kumi

Example (English):

The player juggled the ball for ten minutes

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