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Found 906 word(s) starting with "J"

jogo

jo-go

English: Difficulty; tough situation

Example (Swahili):

Walipata jogo kubwa kazini

Example (English):

They faced a tough situation at work

jogoo

jo-goo

English: Rooster; brave person; womanizer

Example (Swahili):

Jogoo alipiga kelele alfajiri

Example (English):

The rooster crowed at dawn

johari

jo-ha-ri

English: Gem; also intelligence and shame (proverb)

Example (Swahili):

Johari hufichwa siyo kuonyeshwa

Example (English):

A gem is hidden, not displayed

joho

jo-ho

English: Long coat; graduation gown

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa joho kwenye sherehe ya mahafali

Example (English):

He wore a gown at the graduation ceremony

jokadole

jo-ka-do-le

English: Child who sucks their thumb

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto yule ni jokadole kila mara

Example (English):

That child always sucks his thumb

jokezi

jo-ke-zi

English: Child who likes to suckle or eat often

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto jokezi huamka mara kwa mara usiku

Example (English):

A greedy child wakes up many times at night

joko

jo-ko

English: Large oven; furnace

Example (Swahili):

Mkate uliokwa kwenye joko

Example (English):

The bread was baked in the furnace

jokofu

jo-ko-fu

English: Refrigerator; freezer

Example (Swahili):

Tunda liliwekwa jokofuni

Example (English):

The fruit was put in the refrigerator

joma¹

jo-ma

English: Person with unpleasant behavior

Example (Swahili):

Yule joma hapendwi kijijini

Example (English):

That ill-tempered person is disliked in the village

joma²

jo-ma

English: Soldier; mercenary

Example (Swahili):

Majeshi yalileta joma wa kulipwa

Example (English):

The armies brought in mercenaries

joma³

jo-ma

English: Steep seaside cliff

Example (Swahili):

Walisimama juu ya joma kuangalia bahari

Example (English):

They stood on the cliff to watch the sea

jometri

jo-me-tri

English: Geometry

Example (Swahili):

Jometri inahusisha maumbo na vipimo

Example (English):

Geometry deals with shapes and measurements

jongea

jon-ge-a

English: To approach; to move closer

Example (Swahili):

Alijongea jukwaani kuzungumza

Example (English):

He approached the stage to speak

jongelea

jon-ge-le-a

English: To go near something or someone

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walijongelea mto

Example (English):

The children went near the river

jongo¹

jon-go

English: Joint swelling (e.g., gout)

Example (Swahili):

Alilalamika kwa maumivu ya jongo

Example (English):

He complained of gout pains

jongo²

jon-go

English: Sewing line left by thread

Example (Swahili):

Shati lina jongo lililonyooka vizuri

Example (English):

The shirt has a neat sewing line

jongomeo

jon-go-me-o

English: Hell; the afterlife

Example (Swahili):

Walihubiri kuhusu moto wa jongomeo

Example (English):

They preached about the fire of hell

jongonene

jon-go-ne-ne

English: A type of stitch or sewing pattern

Example (Swahili):

Nguo imepambwa kwa jongonene

Example (English):

The cloth is decorated with a sewing pattern

jongoo

jon-goo

English: Millipede

Example (Swahili):

Jongoo alitembea sakafuni

Example (English):

A millipede crawled on the floor

jongwe

jon-gwe

English: A type of horned snake

Example (Swahili):

Walisema msituni kuna jongwe

Example (English):

They said there is a horned snake in the forest

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