Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-ra-go
English: A journey made on foot
Walifanya kirago cha siku tatu.
They made a three-day journey on foot.
ki-ra-go
English: Belongings carried by a traveler
Alifunga virago kuondoka kijijini.
He packed his belongings to leave the village.
ki-ra-go
English: A collection of trivial things
Alikuwa na kirago cha vitu visivyo na maana.
He had a pile of useless things.
ki-rai
English: A grammatical phrase without a subject-predicate structure
Walimu alifafanua kirai cha kisarufi.
The teacher explained the grammatical phrase.
ki-rai-ki-e-le-zi
English: A phrase whose main word is an adverb
"Kwa haraka" ni kiraikielezi.
"Quickly" is an adverbial phrase.
ki-rai-ki-ten-zi
English: A phrase whose main word is a verb
"Anaimba vizuri" ni kiraikitenzi.
"He sings well" is a verb phrase.
ki-rai-ki-u-nga-ni-shi
English: A phrase whose main word is a conjunction
"Na wala" ni kiraikiunganishi.
"And nor" is a conjunctional phrase.
ki-rai-ki-vu-mi-shi
English: A phrase whose main word is an adjective
"Mtu mwema" ni kiraikivumishi.
"A good person" is an adjectival phrase.
ki-rai-no-mi-no
English: A phrase whose main word is a noun
"Kitabu kikubwa" ni kirainomino.
"A big book" is a noun phrase.
ki-ra-ka
English: A patch used to cover torn or worn cloth
Shati lake lilikuwa na kiraka.
His shirt had a patch.
ki-ra-ma
English: An angel believed by Muslims to record human deeds
Kirama huandika mema na mabaya ya mtu.
Angels record a person's good and bad deeds.
ki-ram-bam-chu-zi
English: A goatee (beard between lower lip and chin)
Alipiga kirambamchuzi cha kuvutia.
He grew an attractive goatee.
ki-ran-de
English: The dried tail of a stingray used as a weapon
Mvuvi alionyesha kirande cha kasa.
The fisherman displayed a stingray's dried tail.
ki-ran-ga
English: Evil, rudeness, or bad behavior
Kiranga chake kilimfanya apoteze heshima.
His rudeness made him lose respect.
ki-ran-ga
English: Promiscuity; lust for many men or women
Alikosolewa kwa kiranga chake.
He was criticized for his promiscuity.
ki-ran-ga
English: A sexist person; one unsatisfied in love
Yeye ni kiranga anayewadharau wanawake.
He is a sexist who despises women.
ki-ran-ga
English: A type of millet of inferior quality
Wakulima walipanda kiranga kwa ajili ya mifugo.
Farmers planted the low-quality millet for livestock.
ki-ran-ja
English: The first boy to be circumcised in a group; leader of initiates
Aliteuliwa kuwa kiranja wa kundi la tohara.
He was chosen as the leader of the circumcision group.
ki-ran-ja
English: A head prefect or supervisor of an activity
Kiranja wa shule alisimamia nidhamu ya wanafunzi.
The school prefect supervised student discipline.
ki-ra-sa
English: A very small pimple, often starting at the root of hair
Alipata kirasa kichwani baada ya kunyoa.
He got a small pimple on his head after shaving.
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