Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-zu-ka
English: A widow
Kizuka alionekana kijijini akilia.
The widow was seen in the village crying.
ki-zu-li
English: Dizziness; vertigo
Alipata kizuli baada ya kusimama ghafla.
He felt dizzy after standing up suddenly.
ki-zu-lo-kwa-mi-zi
English: A plosive consonant
"P" ni kizulo-kwamizi.
"P" is a plosive consonant.
ki-zun-gu
English: The English language
Wanafunzi walijifunza Kizungu shuleni.
Students learned English at school.
ki-zun-gu
English: Of European customs or character
Walicheza dansi ya kizungu.
They danced in the European style.
ki-zun-gu
English: In the manner of a European
Aliongea kizungu mjini.
He spoke in the European manner in town.
ki-zun-gu-mku-ti
English: A state of confusion; a complicated situation
Serikali ilijikuta kwenye kizungumkuti.
The government found itself in a dilemma.
ki-zun-gu-zun-gu
English: Dizziness; vertigo
Alisikia kizunguzungu baada ya kuamka.
He felt dizzy after waking up.
ki-zu-shi
English: A liar; rumormonger
Yeye ni kizushi maarufu kijijini.
He is a well-known liar in the village.
ki-zu-shi
English: False news or claims
Habari hizo zilikuwa kizushi.
That news was false.
ki-zuu
English: Food made from ground, unripe maize
Waliandaa kizuu kwa chakula cha mchana.
They prepared maize dish for lunch.
ki-zuu
English: A person believed to be used by a witch for evil purposes; a zombie
Walimlaumu kuwa kizuu wa mchawi.
They accused him of being a witch's zombie.
kla-bu
English: A club; can mean a bar, an association for an activity, or a meeting place
Walikutana klabu ya kandanda kujadili mashindano.
They met at the football club to discuss the tournament.
kla-chi
English: A clutch (in a vehicle)
Dereva alikanyaga klachi kubadili gia.
The driver pressed the clutch to change gear.
klem-pu
English: A clamp; a device for locking objects together or a wheel clamp
Polisi walitumia klempu kufunga gari lililopaki vibaya.
The police used a clamp to lock a wrongly parked car.
kli-ni-ki
English: A clinic
Alienda kliniki kupata matibabu.
She went to the clinic for treatment.
klo-ri-ni
English: Chlorine; a chemical element/gas used for cleaning water
Waliongeza klorini kusafisha maji ya bomba.
They added chlorine to purify the tap water.
klo-ro-for-mu
English: Chloroform; a chemical used as an anesthetic
Madaktari walitumia kloroformu kumpa usingizi wa upasuaji.
The doctors used chloroform to put him under for surgery.
kob-we
English: A sound made by a cupped hand, or by slapping a hand against the ribs
Mtoto alicheza akitoa sauti ya kobwe kifuani.
The child played making a kobwe sound on his chest.
kob-we
English: A disease in infants causing swelling of the navel
Mtoto aliumwa na kobwe tumboni.
The infant suffered from a navel swelling disease.
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