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Found 4396 word(s) starting with "K"

Kiwara

ki-wa-ra

English: A large barren area of land

Example (Swahili):

Walipita jangwani lililojaa kiwara.

Example (English):

They passed through a barren plain.

Kiwashio

ki-wa-shio

English: A lighter; a switch

Example (Swahili):

Aliwasha taa kwa kutumia kiwashio.

Example (English):

He turned on the light using a switch.

Kiwasho

ki-wa-sho

English: A person unable to control sexual urges

Example (Swahili):

Alijulikana kama kiwasho kijijini.

Example (English):

He was known as a lustful man in the village.

Kiwavi¹

ki-wa-vi

English: A caterpillar or larva with stinging hairs

Example (Swahili):

Kiwavi aliharibu mimea shambani.

Example (English):

The caterpillar damaged the crops on the farm.

Kiwavi²

ki-wa-vi

English: A nettle plant with stinging leaves

Example (Swahili):

Aligusa kiwavi na kuungua ngozi.

Example (English):

He touched a nettle and his skin burned.

Kiwavi³

ki-wa-vi

English: A type of crab with a purple shell

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walikamata kiwavi baharini.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a crab in the sea.

Kiwavijeshii

ki-wa-vi-je-shii

English: Armyworm; a caterpillar that destroys crops in large numbers

Example (Swahili):

Mashamba yaliharibiwa na kiwavijeshii.

Example (English):

The farms were destroyed by armyworms.

Kiwe¹

ki-we

English: A pimple on the face

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa na kiwe usoni.

Example (English):

He had a pimple on his face.

Kiwe²

ki-we

English: A grinding stone

Example (Swahili):

Waliweka nafaka juu ya kiwe kusaga.

Example (English):

They placed the grains on the grinding stone to mill.

Kiwe³

ki-we

English: Night blindness

Example (Swahili):

Alipata kiwe na kushindwa kuona usiku.

Example (English):

He suffered from night blindness and couldn't see at night.

Kiweko

ki-we-ko

English: A storage place

Example (Swahili):

Chakula kiliwekwa kwenye kiweko.

Example (English):

The food was stored in a storage place.

Kiwele

ki-we-le

English: An animal's udder

Example (Swahili):

Ng'ombe huyu ana kiwele kikubwa.

Example (English):

This cow has a big udder.

Kiweo

ki-we-o

English: The thigh; the part between loin and knee

Example (Swahili):

Alijeruhiwa kiweo wakati wa mchezo.

Example (English):

He injured his thigh during sports.

Kiwera

ki-we-ra

English: In large numbers or quantities

Example (Swahili):

Ndege walifika kiwera shambani.

Example (English):

Birds arrived in large numbers on the farm.

Kiwete

ki-we-te

English: A cripple; a person with leg disability

Example (Swahili):

Kiwete alitembea kwa msaada wa fimbo.

Example (English):

The cripple walked with the help of a stick.

Kiweto

ki-we-to

English: A hen that cannot lay eggs

Example (Swahili):

Kuku huyu ni kiweto.

Example (English):

This hen cannot lay eggs.

Kiwewe¹

ki-we-we

English: Great fear causing panic

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walipiga kelele kwa kiwewe baada ya radi.

Example (English):

The children screamed in panic after the thunder.

Kiwewe²

ki-we-we

English: Deep anxiety or fear from trauma

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa na kiwewe baada ya ajali.

Example (English):

He had trauma after the accident.

Kiwi¹

ki-wi

English: Dazzle, glare; to deceive

Example (Swahili):

Jua kali lilimletea kiwi machoni.

Example (English):

The bright sun caused glare in his eyes.

Kiwi²

ki-wi

English: A bolt or bar for locking a door

Example (Swahili):

Mlango ulifungwa kwa kiwi.

Example (English):

The door was locked with a bolt.

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