Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-si-bi-ti
English: Small seeds added to food to enhance flavor
Waliongeza kisibiti kwenye mchuzi.
They added small seeds to the stew.
ki-si-bu
English: Shame, disgrace
Kuiba ni kisibu kwa familia.
Stealing is a disgrace to the family.
ki-si-fa
English: See kivumishi
Kisifa kilitumika kueleza jina hilo.
The adjective was used to describe that noun.
ki-si-gi
English: See sigi
Wazee walitaja kisigi katika methali.
The elders mentioned kisigi in a proverb.
ki-si-gi-no
English: The back part of the foot that connects to the heel; heel
Alijeruhi kisigino alipocheza mpira.
He injured his heel while playing football.
ki-si-ji
English: A type of small bird
Kisiji kilitua kwenye mti karibu na nyumba.
The small bird landed on a tree near the house.
ki-si-ki
English: 1. A piece of tree left after cutting; stump. 2. The part of a tooth that remains after extraction
Mkulima alikaa juu ya kisiki baada ya kuchoka.
The farmer sat on a tree stump after getting tired.
ki-si-ma
English: 1. A well. 2. A place where gas or oil is drilled
Watu wa kijiji walichimba kisima cha maji safi.
The villagers dug a well for clean water.
ki-si-ma
English: In the proverb: set a trap for someone
Walisema usimchimbie mwenzako kisima.
They said don't dig a trap for your friend.
ki-si-mam-leo
English: A type of plant from the asparagus family
Wakulima walipanda kisimamleo shambani.
Farmers planted asparagus-like plants in the field.
ki-si-ma-mo
English: The standing position during Maulidi or long prayers
Waumini walikaa kisimamo wakati wa dua.
The believers stood upright during the prayer.
ki-si-ma-ti
English: See kismati¹
Alitaja kisimati wakati wa mazungumzo.
He mentioned kismati during the conversation.
ki-si-ma-ti
English: See kismati²
Walikumbuka kisimati kama methali ya zamani.
They recalled kismati as an old proverb.
ki-sim-bu-zi
English: See dikoda
Alinunua kisimbuzi kipya cha TV.
He bought a new TV decoder.
ki-sim-bu-zi
English: A decoder; a program or device that converts coded data back to its original form
Kisimbuzi kilihitajika kuonyesha matangazo ya satelaiti.
A decoder was needed to display the satellite broadcasts.
ki-si-mi
English: See kinembe
Daktari alitaja kisimi katika maelezo ya tiba.
The doctor mentioned kisimi in the medical explanation.
ki-sin-gi-zi-o
English: An excuse, especially false, given to explain why something didn't happen
Alitoa kisingizio cha kuumwa ili asifanye kazi.
He gave the excuse of being sick to avoid work.
ki-sio
English: See bahatisho
Alitoa kisio kuhusu matokeo ya mtihani.
He gave a guess about the exam results.
ki-sio
English: Something added to tree medicine and sprayed together
Mganga aliongeza kisio kwenye dawa ya miti.
The healer added an ingredient to the herbal medicine.
ki-si-ra
English: A type of bread that is wide and thinner than chapati
Tulikula kisira na chai asubuhi.
We ate flatbread with tea in the morning.
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