Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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dub-wa-sha
English: An unwanted or worthless thing
Walitupa dubwasha ovyo
They threw away the worthless thing carelessly
du-chi
English: A hypocrite
Yeye ni duchi anayejifanya rafiki
He is a hypocrite pretending to be a friend
du-chu
English: Very small
Nyumba yake ni duchu mno
His house is very tiny
du-de
English: A contemptible person or thing
Usisikilize dude wa mtaa
Don't listen to the contemptible fellow in the neighborhood
du-dia
English: To inflate a balloon or ball
Alidudia mpira kwa pumzi
He inflated the ball with his breath
du-dui-ka
English: Skin damaged by disease; to swell
Ngozi yake imeanza kududuika
His skin has started swelling from disease
du-du-ka
English: Skin damage
Uso wake umeduduka kwa chunusi
His face is damaged by pimples
du-du-ma
English: To grumble without reason
Aliduduma bila sababu ofisini
He grumbled without reason at the office
du-du-mi
English: A large horn for announcements
Walipiga dudumi kuwaita watu
They blew the large horn to call people
du-du-mia
English: To drink noisily; to pierce forcefully
Alidudumia maji kwa haraka
He drank water noisily in a rush
du-du-mi-ka
English: 1. To hide in bushes (birds); hide in water (fish). 2. To sting or burn strongly
Samaki walidudumika majini
The fish hid in the water
du-du-mi-za
English: To force something in; to bury
Walimdudumiza mchanga kaburini
They forced soil into the grave
du-du-mi-zi
English: A type of bird
Tuliona dudumizi msituni
We saw a dudumizi bird in the forest
du-du-sa
English: To hesitate in speech
Mtoto alidudusa akijibu swali
The child hesitated while answering the question
du-du-sha
English: To make the skin rough or bumpy
Mzio ulidudusha ngozi yake
The allergy made his skin rough
du-duu-ka
English: To peel or damage skin
Ngozi imeanza kududuuka kwa jua
The skin has started peeling from the sun
du-du-vu-le
English: A wood-boring beetle
Nyumba imeharibiwa na duduvule
The house was damaged by a wood-boring beetle
du-du-wa-zi
English: A stinging caterpillar
Mtoto aliumwa na duduwazi
The child was stung by a caterpillar
du-fi
English: A sea turtle
Tuliona dufi kando ya bahari
We saw a sea turtle by the ocean
du-fu
English: 1. Worthless; ugly; trivial. 2. A round drum with metal pieces. 3. A drumming event with religious chanting
Walipiga dufu usiku kucha
They played the drum all night
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