Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-o-ka-mi-ka-te
English: A special utensil used for baking bread
Mkate huu uliokwaa kwa kutumia kiokamikate.
This bread was baked using a special bread-baking utensil.
ki-o-keo
English: An oven; a device for baking with gas, electricity, or charcoal
Mama alioka keki kwenye kiokeo.
Mother baked a cake in the oven.
ki-o-ko-si
English: 1. A reward for finding a lost item. 2. A lifesaver
Alipewa kiokosi baada ya kurudisha mkoba.
He was given a reward after returning the handbag.
ki-o-ko-te
English: 1. An orphan. 2. A poor person
Kiokote¹ aliishi na bibi yake baada ya wazazi kufariki.
The orphan lived with his grandmother after his parents died.
ki-o-ko-te
English: A special vehicle used to assist failed riders in bicycle or cross-country races
Wachezaji walipelekwa na kiokote² baada ya kushindwa kuendelea.
The players were taken by a special vehicle after failing to continue.
ki-o-ko-te
English: Something without a clear origin; of unknown source
Hadithi hiyo ni kama kiokote³ isiyo na chanzo.
That story is like something without a clear origin.
ki-o-ko-zi
English: 1. A device used to rescue people, e.g., a buoy, parachute. 2. A reward for finding something
Kiokozi kilitupwa majini kuwaokoa waathirika.
A rescue device was thrown into the water to save the victims.
ki-o-le-za
English: A buoy marking a ship's anchoring place
Wavuvi waliona kioleza¹ kikiashiria mahali pa kutia nanga.
The fishermen saw a buoy showing where to anchor.
ki-o-le-za
English: A land boundary marker, e.g., wood or metal
Shamba lilitenganishwa na kioleza² cha mbao.
The farm was separated by a wooden boundary marker.
ki-o-le-zo
English: A guide, sample, or model
Kitabu hiki ni kiolezo kwa wanafunzi.
This book is a model for students.
ki-ol-wa
English: Anything visible, tangible, and solid
Jiwe ni kiolwa kinachoonekana wazi.
A stone is a visible, tangible object.
ki-om-be
English: An insect that follows domesticated animals, especially cows
Kiombe kilionekana karibu na ng'ombe.
The insect was seen near the cow.
ki-o-mo
English: The front part of a water vessel; the bow
Nahodha alisimama kiomo¹ cha jahazi.
The captain stood at the bow of the dhow.
ki-o-mo
English: A granary or storehouse built on a farm
Wakulima waliweka nafaka zao kwenye kiomo².
The farmers stored their grain in the granary.
ki-o-ne-shi
English: See kionyeshi (demonstrative)
Kioneshi kilitumiwa kuonyesha kitabu mezani.
The demonstrative was used to point out the book on the table.
ki-on-ge-zo
English: Something added or attached to another; an additive or attachment
Mafuta haya ni kiongezo kwenye chakula.
This oil is an additive to food.
ki-on-ge-zwa
English: Something added to an original thing; an addend
Katika hesabu 3+4=7, namba nne ni kiongezwa.
In the equation 3+4=7, the number four is the addend.
ki-on-go-zi
English: A person who leads an activity, company, or country
Kiongozi¹ wa nchi alihutubia wananchi.
The leader of the country addressed the citizens.
ki-on-go-zi
English: A manual, guide, or reference material
Kitabu hiki ni kiongozi² wa mwanafunzi.
This book is a student's guide.
ki-on-gwe
English: See kihongwe
Wazee walimtaja kiongwe wa kijiji.
The elders mentioned the village elder.
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