Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Found 4396 word(s) starting with "K"

ki-zu-ka

English: A widow

Example (Swahili):

Kizuka alionekana kijijini akilia.

Example (English):

The widow was seen in the village crying.

ki-zu-li

English: Dizziness; vertigo

Example (Swahili):

Alipata kizuli baada ya kusimama ghafla.

Example (English):

He felt dizzy after standing up suddenly.

ki-zu-lo-kwa-mi-zi

English: A plosive consonant

Example (Swahili):

"P" ni kizulo-kwamizi.

Example (English):

"P" is a plosive consonant.

ki-zun-gu

English: The English language

Example (Swahili):

Wanafunzi walijifunza Kizungu shuleni.

Example (English):

Students learned English at school.

ki-zun-gu

English: Of European customs or character

Example (Swahili):

Walicheza dansi ya kizungu.

Example (English):

They danced in the European style.

ki-zun-gu

English: In the manner of a European

Example (Swahili):

Aliongea kizungu mjini.

Example (English):

He spoke in the European manner in town.

ki-zun-gu-mku-ti

English: A state of confusion; a complicated situation

Example (Swahili):

Serikali ilijikuta kwenye kizungumkuti.

Example (English):

The government found itself in a dilemma.

ki-zun-gu-zun-gu

English: Dizziness; vertigo

Example (Swahili):

Alisikia kizunguzungu baada ya kuamka.

Example (English):

He felt dizzy after waking up.

ki-zu-shi

English: A liar; rumormonger

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni kizushi maarufu kijijini.

Example (English):

He is a well-known liar in the village.

ki-zu-shi

English: False news or claims

Example (Swahili):

Habari hizo zilikuwa kizushi.

Example (English):

That news was false.

ki-zuu

English: Food made from ground, unripe maize

Example (Swahili):

Waliandaa kizuu kwa chakula cha mchana.

Example (English):

They prepared maize dish for lunch.

ki-zuu

English: A person believed to be used by a witch for evil purposes; a zombie

Example (Swahili):

Walimlaumu kuwa kizuu wa mchawi.

Example (English):

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

Example (Swahili):

Walikutana klabu ya kandanda kujadili mashindano.

Example (English):

They met at the football club to discuss the tournament.

kla-chi

English: A clutch (in a vehicle)

Example (Swahili):

Dereva alikanyaga klachi kubadili gia.

Example (English):

The driver pressed the clutch to change gear.

klem-pu

English: A clamp; a device for locking objects together or a wheel clamp

Example (Swahili):

Polisi walitumia klempu kufunga gari lililopaki vibaya.

Example (English):

The police used a clamp to lock a wrongly parked car.

kli-ni-ki

English: A clinic

Example (Swahili):

Alienda kliniki kupata matibabu.

Example (English):

She went to the clinic for treatment.

klo-ri-ni

English: Chlorine; a chemical element/gas used for cleaning water

Example (Swahili):

Waliongeza klorini kusafisha maji ya bomba.

Example (English):

They added chlorine to purify the tap water.

klo-ro-for-mu

English: Chloroform; a chemical used as an anesthetic

Example (Swahili):

Madaktari walitumia kloroformu kumpa usingizi wa upasuaji.

Example (English):

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

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alicheza akitoa sauti ya kobwe kifuani.

Example (English):

The child played making a kobwe sound on his chest.

kob-we

English: A disease in infants causing swelling of the navel

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto aliumwa na kobwe tumboni.

Example (English):

The infant suffered from a navel swelling disease.

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