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Found 4396 word(s) starting with "K"
Kiwi³

ki-wi

English: Greed, gluttony

Example (Swahili):

Kiwi cha chakula kilimletea maradhi.

Example (English):

His gluttony for food brought him sickness.

Kiwi⁴

ki-wi

English: A kiwi bird

Example (Swahili):

Kiwi ni ndege asiye na mabawa mkubwa.

Example (English):

The kiwi is a bird with small wings.

Kiwi⁵

ki-wi

English: Ink released by a squid for defense

Example (Swahili):

Pweza alitoa kiwi kujilinda.

Example (English):

The squid released ink to protect itself.

Kiwi⁶

ki-wi

English: Something unpleasant; a bad day

Example (Swahili):

Leo nimepata kiwi kazini.

Example (English):

Today I had a bad day at work.

Kiwiko

ki-wi-ko

English: The wrist

Example (Swahili):

Alivunjika kiwiko cha mkono.

Example (English):

He broke his wrist.

Kiwilli

ki-wil-li

English: A gathering of people working together with food provided

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walikusanyika kwenye kiwilli cha kijiji.

Example (English):

Farmers gathered for the village work-party.

Kiwillwilli

ki-wil-lwil-li

English: A corpse; dead body

Example (Swahili):

Polisi walipata kiwillwilli kando ya barabara.

Example (English):

The police found a dead body by the roadside.

Kiwimbi

ki-wim-bi

English: A tilde (~) punctuation mark

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia kiwimbi kwenye maandiko yake.

Example (English):

He used a tilde in his writing.

Kiwinda

ki-win-da

English: A diaper; cloth used to prevent soiling clothes

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alifungwa kiwinda.

Example (English):

The baby wore a diaper.

Kiwindu

ki-win-du

English: A bowline rope; anchor cable

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walifunga mashua kwa kiwindu.

Example (English):

The fishermen tied the boat with a bowline rope.

Kiyahudi

ki-ya-hu-di

English: The Hebrew language

Example (Swahili):

Aliamua kujifunza Kiyahudi.

Example (English):

He decided to learn Hebrew.

Kiyaka

ki-ya-ka

English: A wedge for splitting logs

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia kiyaka kupasua kuni.

Example (English):

The craftsman used a wedge to split firewood.

Kiyama

ki-ya-ma

English: (Islam) The Day of Judgment

Example (Swahili):

Waumini walihubiri kuhusu kiyama.

Example (English):

Believers preached about the Day of Judgment.

Kiyana

ki-ya-na

English: A clay pot used for cooking

Example (Swahili):

Chakula kilipikwa ndani ya kiyána.

Example (English):

The food was cooked inside a clay pot.

Kiyangayanga

ki-yan-ga-yan-ga

English: Chaos; disorder

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na kiyangayanga sokoni.

Example (English):

There was chaos in the market.

Kiyate

ki-ya-te

English: An abandoned child

Example (Swahili):

Walimlea kiyate kama mtoto wao.

Example (English):

They raised the abandoned child as their own.

Kiyegeyege

ki-ye-ge-ye-ge

English: A joyful celebration

Example (Swahili):

Harusi yao ilikuwa na kiyegeyege kikubwa.

Example (English):

Their wedding had a great celebration.

Kiyeye

ki-ye-ye

English: A gritty sensation on the teeth

Example (Swahili):

Alisikia kiyeye alipokula mchanga kwa bahati mbaya.

Example (English):

He felt grit on his teeth after accidentally eating sand.

Kiyeyusho¹

ki-ye-yu-sho

English: A liquid used to dissolve something

Example (Swahili):

Maji ni kiyeyusho bora.

Example (English):

Water is the best solvent.

Kiyeyusho²

ki-ye-yu-sho

English: A semi-vowel ('w' or 'y' in phonetics)

Example (Swahili):

"Y" ni kiyeyusho katika fonetiki.

Example (English):

"Y" is a semi-vowel in phonetics.

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