Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-ta-ra-sa
English: A type of banana that produces red sap
Mgomba ya kitarasa ilipandwa shambani.
The red-sap banana trees were planted in the farm.
ki-ta-ri
English: See dafu²
Waliita matunda yale kitari.
They called those fruits kitari.
ki-ta-ru
English: A type of trap for ensnaring animals
Aliweka kitaru msituni.
He set a trap in the forest.
ki-ta-sa
English: A lock; a device for locking a door or cabinet
Mlango uliwekwa kitasa kipya.
A new lock was placed on the door.
ki-ta-sa
English: A small bowl-like container used for fetching water and washing hands
Waliosha mikono kwa kutumia kitasa.
They washed their hands using a small bowl.
ki-ta-sa
English: The hard part of the rump meat
Kitasa cha ng'ombe kililiwa usiku.
The rump meat of the cow was eaten at night.
ki-ta-sa-ji
English: A container used to hold surgical instruments for sterilization
Daktari alitumia kitasaji kuhifadhi vifaa vya upasuaji.
The doctor used a sterilization container for surgical instruments.
ki-ta-si
English: A basket made by weaving
Mama alitumia kitasi kubeba mboga sokoni.
Mother used a woven basket to carry vegetables to the market.
ki-ta-si
English: Dirty, filthy
Nguo zake zilikuwa kitasi baada ya kazi shambani.
His clothes were filthy after work in the farm.
ki-ta-ta
English: Confusion; trouble
Kulikuwa na kitata wakati wa uchaguzi.
There was confusion during the election.
ki-ta-ta
English: A honeycomb
Waliokota asali kutoka kwenye kitata.
They harvested honey from the honeycomb.
ki-ta-ta
English: A splint; a piece of wood tied to a broken body part to hold it
Mguu wa mgonjwa uliwekewa kitata baada ya kuvunjika.
The patient's leg was put in a splint after breaking.
ki-ta-tam-shi
English: A tongue twister; a word that is difficult to pronounce
Wanafunzi walifurahishwa na kitatamshi darasani.
The students enjoyed a tongue twister in class.
ki-ta-tan-ge
English: A flat fish with yellow and white stripes that leads other fish into traps
Wavuvi walipata kitatange baharini.
Fishermen caught a flat striped fish in the sea.
ki-ta-tan-ge
English: An instigator; a person who sets people against each other
Yeye ndiye kitatange kilichosababisha ugomvi huo.
He was the instigator who caused the quarrel.
ki-ta-tan-ge
English: 1. A person who wanders around aimlessly. 2. A person who doesn't stay in one place
Mtoto huyo ni kitatange anayetembea bila kusimama.
That child is a wanderer who walks without stopping.
ki-ta-te
English: A tongue twister; a word that causes confusion when pronounced
Kitato kilichotolewa na mwalimu kilikuwa kigumu.
The tongue twister given by the teacher was difficult.
ki-ta-ti
English: A type of small bird
Niliona kitati akiruka kwenye shamba la mahindi.
I saw a small bird flying over the maize field.
ki-tawc
English: A homonym; a word that has more than one meaning
"Kawa" ni mfano wa kitawc katika Kiswahili.
"Kawa" is an example of a homonym in Swahili.
ki-ta-wi
English: A tool used in weaving work
Fundi alitumia kitawi kutengeneza kitenge.
The artisan used a weaving tool to make the cloth.
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