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Found 4396 word(s) starting with "K"

Kitandi

ki-tan-di

English: A small bed for a child; a child's bed with sides

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto amelala kitandini kwa utulivu.

Example (English):

The child is sleeping peacefully in the cot.

Kitando

ki-tan-do

English: The part of the hand with fingers

Example (Swahili):

Kitando chake kilichomelewa.

Example (English):

His palm was injured.

Kitanga¹

ki-tan-ga

English: The palm of the hand

Example (Swahili):

Alishika maji kwa kitanga chake.

Example (English):

He held water in his palm.

Kitanga²

ki-tan-ga

English: A circular mat used for drying food or sitting

Example (Swahili):

Walikaa juu ya kitanga wakati wa chakula.

Example (English):

They sat on a circular mat during the meal.

Kitanga³

ki-tan-ga

English: A circular halo of light around the sun or moon

Example (Swahili):

Kitanga kilionekana kuzunguka mwezi.

Example (English):

A halo appeared around the moon.

Kitanga⁴

ki-tan-ga

English: The pan of a scale used for weighing

Example (Swahili):

Aliweka viazi kwenye kitanga cha mizani.

Example (English):

He placed the potatoes on the scale pan.

Kitanga⁵

ki-tan-ga

English: 1. A place where a spirit-possessed person is taken during exorcism. 2. A drum for circumcision

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alipelekwa kitanga baada ya ibada.

Example (English):

The child was taken to the kitanga after the ritual.

Kitangara

ki-tan-ga-ra

English: See kitanga³ (halo)

Example (Swahili):

Walisema kitangara kilileta ishara.

Example (English):

They said the halo was a sign.

Kitangatanga¹

ki-tan-ga-tan-ga

English: A type of fish from the butterfly family

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua kitangatanga baharini.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a kitangatanga fish in the sea.

Kitange

ki-tan-ge

English: A person with a cleft lip

Example (Swahili):

Kitange alipelekwa hospitalini kwa upasuaji.

Example (English):

The person with a cleft lip was taken to the hospital for surgery.

Kitango¹

ki-tan-go

English: A hard cloth used to tighten a mattress when sewing

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia kitango kuunganisha godoro.

Example (English):

The tailor used a hard cloth to fasten the mattress.

Kitango²

ki-tan-go

English: 1. Buttonholes. 2. A button

Example (Swahili):

Shati hili lina vitango vitatu.

Example (English):

This shirt has three buttons.

Kitango³

ki-tan-go

English: A cucumber; a long fruit similar to pumpkin

Example (Swahili):

Tulikula saladi ya kitango.

Example (English):

We ate a cucumber salad.

Kitango⁴

ki-tan-go

English: The state of wandering around without anything to do

Example (Swahili):

Kitango chake kilionekana kila siku sokoni.

Example (English):

His wandering was seen daily at the market.

Kitango⁵

ki-tan-go

English: A stitch made on a ladder or on the body after surgery

Example (Swahili):

Daktari aliweka kitango kwenye jeraha.

Example (English):

The doctor placed a stitch on the wound.

Kitangomiba

ki-tan-go-mi-ba

English: 1. A type of long wild fruit similar to pumpkin with ribs. 2. The plant that bears this fruit

Example (Swahili):

Tulipata matunda ya kitangomiba shambani.

Example (English):

We found kitangomiba fruits in the farm.

Kitangopepta

ki-tan-go-pep-ta

English: See mumurye

Example (Swahili):

Kitangopepta kilitajwa na wakulima wa kiasili.

Example (English):

Kitangopepta was mentioned by traditional farmers.

Kitangu¹

ki-tan-gu

English: 1. A nursery for seedlings. 2. A farm, field

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walipanda mbegu kwenye kitangu.

Example (English):

Farmers planted seeds in the nursery.

Kitangu²

ki-tan-gu

English: A segment that serves as temporary storage for data

Example (Swahili):

Programu hii hutumia kitangu kuhifadhi taarifa.

Example (English):

This program uses a segment to store information.

Kitangulizi¹

ki-tan-gu-li-zi

English: Something that comes first; something that precedes others

Example (Swahili):

Dibaji ni kitangulizi cha kitabu.

Example (English):

The preface is the introduction to the book.

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