Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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gi-ni-za
English: To consent silently; to agree without words
Aliginiza kwa kutikisa kichwa.
He consented by nodding his head.
gi-ta
English: To hesitate; to change mind
Aligita¹ kabla ya kutoa uamuzi.
He hesitated before making a decision.
gi-ta
English: (See gitaa) Guitar; string instrument
Alipiga gita² kwenye tamasha.
He played the guitar at the concert.
gi-ta
English: Hindu religious scripture (Bhagavad Gita)
Alisoma Gita³ kwa ajili ya mafundisho ya kiroho.
He read the Gita for spiritual teachings.
gi-taa
English: Guitar; six-string musical instrument
Alipiga gitaa jukwaani.
He played the guitar on stage.
gi-ta-gi-ta
English: To stammer; to hesitate in speech
Alianza kugitagita mbele ya walimu.
He began to stammer before the teachers.
gi-the-ri
English: Traditional Kenyan dish of maize and beans
Chakula cha mchana kilikuwa githeri.
Lunch was maize and beans (githeri).
gi-za
English: Darkness; absence of light
Usiku kulikuwa na giza¹ nene.
The night was full of darkness.
gi-za
English: Ignorance; lack of knowledge
Walibaki kwenye giza² la ujinga.
They remained in the darkness of ignorance.
gi-za
English: Without light; dark
Chumba kilikuwa giza³.
The room was dark.
gi-za-gi-za
English: To hesitate to act; to delay
Aligizagiza kabla ya kuzungumza.
He hesitated before speaking.
gla-ko-ma
English: Eye disease (glaucoma)
Alipoteza kuona kwa sababu ya glakoma.
He lost sight due to glaucoma.
gla-vu
English: Gloves; hand covering
Alivaa glavu wakati wa baridi.
She wore gloves during the cold.
glo-bu
English: Globe; round model of Earth
Walimu walitumia globu kufundisha jiografia.
Teachers used a globe to teach geography.
glo-ma
English: Type of brain tumor (glioma)
Madaktari waligundua gloma kichwani mwake.
Doctors discovered a glioma in his brain.
glo-pu
English: (See globu) Globe
Globu ya dunia pia huitwa glopu.
The world globe is also called glopu.
glo-sa-li-a
English: Speaking in tongues; unintelligible speech
Waumini walionekana kwenye glosalia.
The worshippers were seen speaking in tongues.
glo-ta
English: Space between vocal cords and larynx
Glota hudhibiti sauti.
The glottis controls sound.
glu-ko-je-ni
English: Stored glucose in the liver (glycogen)
Mwili huifadhi nishati kama glukojeni.
The body stores energy as glycogen.
glu-ko-si
English: Simple sugar from starch (glucose)
Glukosi ni chanzo kikuu cha nishati.
Glucose is the main source of energy.
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