Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-nyu-me-nyu-me
English: Backwards
Alitembea kinyumenyume kuelekea mlangoni.
He walked backwards toward the door.
ki-nyu-me-saa
English: Anticlockwise; in the reverse direction of a clock
Saa ilizunguka kinyumesaa.
The clock rotated anticlockwise.
ki-nyun-gi
English: A disease affecting cows, causing swelling of the udders
Ng'ombe wake walipatwa na kinyungi.
His cows were affected by kinyungi disease.
ki-nyu-nya
English: A dough ball made of flour and water used for kneading chapati
Mama aliandaa kinyunya cha kutengeneza chapati.
Mother prepared a dough ball for making chapati.
ki-nyu-nyi-za
English: See kinyunyizi
Aliweka kinyunyiza kwenye shamba la mboga.
He placed a sprayer in the vegetable garden.
ki-nyu-nyi-zi
English: A sprinkler; something used for spraying water
Kinyunyizi kilinyunyizia bustani maji.
The sprinkler watered the garden.
ki-nyu-nyu-za
English: See kinyunyizi
Walitumia kinyunyuza kunyunyizia maua.
They used a sprayer to water the flowers.
ki-nyu-ri
English: A children's game of jumping
Watoto walicheza kinyuri¹ mchana kutwa.
The children played the jumping game all afternoon.
ki-nyu-ri
English: The act of jumping by a frog or bird
Chura alifanya kinyuri² karibu na bwawa.
The frog made a jump near the pond.
ki-nyu-ti-nyu-ti
English: Gradually, slowly
Alitembea kinyutinyuti kuelekea nyumbani.
He walked slowly toward home.
ki-nywa
English: The mouth; the part of the body used for eating and drinking
Alifungua kinywa kula chakula.
He opened his mouth to eat food.
ki-nywa-ji
English: Any liquid thing that can be drunk; a beverage
Walileta vinywaji baridi mezani.
They brought cold drinks to the table.
ki-nywe-le
English: See mwinikanguru
Alisema kinywele kinamfanya aonekane tofauti.
He said the side hair made him look different.
ki-nywe-leo
English: Sideburns; hair that grows on the cheeks or ears
Alikuwa na kinyweleo kirefu mashavuni.
He had long sideburns on his cheeks.
ki-nyweo
English: A drink; something to drink
Alinunua kinyweo cha soda dukani.
He bought a soda drink at the shop.
kin-za
English: Oppose, prevent, disobey
Alimkinza mwalimu darasani.
He opposed the teacher in class.
kin-za-mi-mba
English: Medicine that prevents a woman from getting pregnant
Daktari alimpa kinzaminiba kwa ajili ya uzazi wa mpango.
The doctor gave her contraceptive medicine for family planning.
ki-o-ga-ji-vu
English: See kinega
Walisema kiogajivu kinaishi porini.
They said the kiogajivu lives in the wild.
ki-o-geo
English: A large basin found in the bathroom used for bathing; a bathtub
Aliweka maji moto kwenye kiogeo.
She poured hot water into the bathtub.
ki-o-ja
English: An astonishing event; a wonder; a strange occurrence
Tukio hilo lilikuwa kioja kwa kijiji kizima.
The incident was a wonder to the whole village.
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