Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kalachápa/
English: Copy of a text; typescript.
Alitoa kalachapa ya kitabu chake.
He produced a typescript of his book.
/kalafáti/
English: Cotton for plugging holes.
Walitumia kalafati kuziba mashimo ya mashua.
They used cotton to plug the boat's holes.
/kalafáti/
English: To caulk; seal a boat.
Fundi alikalafati mashua kabla ya safari.
The craftsman sealed the boat before the trip.
/kalafáti/
English: Conceal a wonder; keep secret.
Aliweza kukalafati siri hiyo.
He managed to conceal that secret.
/kaláfu/
English: Take responsibility.
Alikalafu jukumu la familia.
He took responsibility for the family.
/kalakónje/
English: Wild cat species.
Waliwinda kalakonje msituni.
They hunted a wild cat in the forest.
/kalambézi/
English: Slender sea fish.
Wavuvi walivua kalambezi baharini.
Fishermen caught slender fish in the sea.
/kalamíni/
English: Yellow medicine for wounds.
Alipaka kalamini kwenye kidonda.
He applied yellow medicine to the wound.
/kalamká/
English: Become clever; trick.
Alikalamka na kuwashinda wenzake.
He became clever and outsmarted his friends.
/kalámo/
English: Average lifespan.
Kalamo ya binadamu ni takriban miaka sabini.
The average human lifespan is about seventy years.
/kalámu/
English: Pen; writing instrument.
Aliandika barua kwa kalamu.
He wrote a letter with a pen.
/kalamzí/
English: Clever; sharp-tongued.
Mwanasiasa huyu ni kalamzi katika hotuba zake.
This politician is sharp-tongued in his speeches.
/kalásha/
English: Small elephant tusk.
Walipata kalasha msituni baada ya ujangili.
They found a small tusk in the forest after poaching.
/kalási/
English: Sea vessel; boat.
Wavuvi walitumia kalasi kuvua baharini.
Fishermen used a boat to fish at sea.
/kalási/
English: Indian sailor.
Kalasi alisafiri pwani ya Afrika Mashariki.
The Indian sailor traveled along the East African coast.
/kalásia/
English: Copper vessel for milk.
Walihifadhi maziwa ndani ya kalasia.
They stored milk in a copper vessel.
/Kalasinga/
English: Sikh person (Indian with beard/turban).
Kalasinga huyu anaendesha duka jirani.
This Sikh man runs a shop nearby.
/kaláti/
English: Immoral person; one without ethics.
Jamii ilimchukulia kama kalati.
The community regarded him as immoral.
/kaligrafía/
English: Art of beautiful handwriting, written with special pens.
Aliandika kwa kaligrafia kwenye cheti.
He wrote in calligraphy on the certificate.
/kalípa/
English: Special iron put on legs for disability; also a measuring tool.
Alitembea na kalipa miguuni.
He walked with iron supports on his legs.
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