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Found 4396 word(s) starting with "K"

Kinaya¹

ki-na-ya

English: Mockery; sarcasm; ridicule

Example (Swahili):

Alizungumza kwa kinaya¹.

Example (English):

He spoke mockingly.

Kinaya²

ki-na-ya

English: A statement with opposite meaning; irony

Example (Swahili):

Kauli yake ilikuwa na kinaya².

Example (English):

His statement had irony.

Kinaya³

ki-na-ya

English: Example; likeness; comparison

Example (Swahili):

Yesu alitumia kinaya³ kufundisha.

Example (English):

Jesus used parables to teach.

Kinaya⁴

ki-na-ya

English: A situation contrary to expectations

Example (Swahili):

Ajali ilitokea kwa kinaya⁴.

Example (English):

The accident happened unexpectedly.

Kinda¹

kin-da

English: To oppose; to block; to resist

Example (Swahili):

Alijaribu kinda¹ mipango yao.

Example (English):

He tried to resist their plans.

Kinda²

kin-da

English: A chick; young bird; youth

Example (Swahili):

Kinda² wa kuku walikimbia nyuma ya mama yao.

Example (English):

The chicks ran behind their mother hen.

Kinda³

kin-da

English: Young; tender; fresh

Example (Swahili):

Alileta ndizi kinda³ sokoni.

Example (English):

She brought fresh bananas to the market.

Kindakindaki¹

kin-da-kin-da-ki

English: Genuine; authentic; of true quality

Example (Swahili):

Hii ni dhahabu kindakindaki¹.

Example (English):

This is genuine gold.

Kindakindaki²

kin-da-kin-da-ki

English: On the shoulders; carried aloft

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alibebwa kindakindaki² na baba yake.

Example (English):

The child was carried on his father's shoulders.

Kindana

kin-da-na

English: To oppose; to contradict

Example (Swahili):

Kauli yake ilikindana na ushahidi.

Example (English):

His statement contradicted the evidence.

Kindani

kin-da-ni

English: The innermost part; deep feelings of the heart

Example (Swahili):

Alihisi huzuni kindani.

Example (English):

He felt sorrow deep inside.

Kindanindani

kin-da-ni-nda-ni

English: Secretly; in hiding

Example (Swahili):

Walizungumza kindanindani bila kushuhudiwa.

Example (English):

They spoke secretly without being seen.

Kindengereka

kin-den-ge-re-ka

English: Something worthless or useless; trash

Example (Swahili):

Alitupa kindengereka kilichokuwa nyumbani.

Example (English):

He threw away the worthless junk at home.

Kindi

kin-di

English: A small animal resembling a lemur

Example (Swahili):

Walisikia sauti ya kindi msituni.

Example (English):

They heard the sound of a lemur in the forest.

Kindoro¹

kin-do-ro

English: A type of white yam

Example (Swahili):

Walipanda kindoro¹ shambani mwaka huu.

Example (English):

They planted white yams on the farm this year.

Kindoro²

kin-do-ro

English: A type of red cap once worn by chiefs

Example (Swahili):

Chifu alivaa kindoro² kichwani.

Example (English):

The chief wore a red cap on his head.

Kindoro³

kin-do-ro

English: A type of red dye used for clothes

Example (Swahili):

Nguo ilipakwa rangi ya kindoro³.

Example (English):

The cloth was dyed with red dye.

Kindu

kin-du

English: The yellow fruit of the palm tree

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walikusanya kindu msituni.

Example (English):

The children gathered yellow palm fruits in the forest.

Kindumbwendumbwe¹

kin-dum-bwe-ndum-bwe

English: Anxiety, worry, uneasiness

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa na kindumbwendumbwe¹ kuhusu kesho.

Example (English):

He had anxiety about tomorrow.

Kindumbwendumbwe²

kin-dum-bwe-ndum-bwe

English: A contest; rivalry; dispute

Example (Swahili):

Timu ziliingia kwenye kindumbwendumbwe² cha soka.

Example (English):

The teams entered into a football contest.

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