Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-li-pu-zi
English: See kilipukaji (explosive)
Mabomu ni aina ya kilipuzi.
Bombs are a type of explosive.
ki-li-va
English: Food; something eaten
Kila mtu alipata sehemu ya kiliva.
Everyone received a portion of food.
ki-li-zi
English: A weeping fire; or a person who cries constantly
Mtoto alikuwa kama kilizi, akilia kila mara.
The child was like a weeper, always crying.
ki-lo
English: A unit of weight; kilogram
Alinunua kilo moja ya sukari.
He bought one kilogram of sugar.
ki-lo
English: An inexperienced machine operator
Alikuwa bado kilo katika kuendesha trekta.
He was still inexperienced at driving the tractor.
ki-lo-a-ka
English: A part in some animals where reproductive and digestive tracts meet
Daktari wa wanyama alichunguza kiloaka ya ndege.
The vet examined the bird's cloaca.
ki-lo-ba-li-ti
English: A computer memory unit; kilobyte
Faili lina ukubwa wa kilobaliti mia moja.
The file size is one hundred kilobytes.
ki-lo-gra-mu
English: See kilo¹ (kilogram)
Ana uzito wa kilo kumi na tano; sawa na kilogramu kumi na tano.
He weighs fifteen kilos; equal to fifteen kilograms.
ki-lo-mi-ta
English: A distance measure equal to 1,000 meters
Shule iko kilomita mbili kutoka nyumbani.
The school is two kilometers from home.
ki-loo
English: A stubborn or tough person
Mzee huyo ni kiloo katika maamuzi yake.
That elder is stubborn in his decisions.
ki-lop-we
English: A creeping plant with shiny stems and heart-shaped leaves
Bustani ilikuwa imejaa kilopwe.
The garden was full of creeping vines.
ki-lo-sa-ki-o
English: A measure of 1000 cycles in electricity
Mashine ina nguvu ya kilosakio moja.
The machine has a power of one kilocycle.
ki-lot-ta
English: See kidotta
Alitumia kilotta cha unga kupika.
He used a small measure of flour for cooking.
ki-lo-watt
English: A unit of electrical power
Jenereta ina nguvu ya kilowatt kumi.
The generator has ten kilowatts of power.
ki-lu-a
English: A type of jasmine flower with a yellow color and pleasant scent
Alipamba nyumba yake kwa maua ya kilua.
She decorated her house with jasmine flowers.
ki-lu-a
English: A traditional dance performed by women
Wanawake walicheza ngoma ya kilua wakati wa sherehe.
Women performed the kilua dance during the celebration.
ki-lu-dhu
English: See bahaneli (a type of cloth)
Alivaa kiludhu cha rangi nyekundu.
She wore a red bahaneli cloth.
ki-lu-gha
English: See lahaja (dialect)
Walizungumza kwa kilugha ya Kiswahili cha Kongo.
They spoke in the dialect of Congolese Swahili.
ki-lum-bo
English: Speech; a text that comes from spoken words; a discussion
Kilumbo chake kilinifurahisha sana.
His speech pleased me greatly.
ki-lum-we
English: A disease causing swelling of a woman's breast
Aligunduliwa na ugonjwa wa kilumwe.
She was diagnosed with kilumwe.
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