Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ko-ko
English: The hard inner part of a fruit; a seed or pit
Alitupa koko la embe nje.
He threw away the mango seed.
ko-ko
English: Testicles
Alijeruhiwa sehemu za koko.
He was injured in the testicles.
ko-ko
English: 1. Low-growing plants in mangroves. 2. Roots that appear above water like stilts
Walisafiri kupitia miti ya koko.
They traveled through mangrove plants.
ko-ko
English: Wild, unruly, of low quality or uncivilized
Tabia yake ilionekana koko.
His behavior was seen as unruly.
ko-ko
English: Dirt that has crusted on the body
Mtoto alikuwa na koko mwilini baada ya kucheza.
The child had crusted dirt on his body after playing.
ko-ko
English: A mangrove forest
Samaki walipatikana ndani ya koko.
Fish were found in the mangrove forest.
ko-ko-chi
English: An immature coconut without water inside
Walipata kokochi chini ya mnazi.
They found an unripe coconut under the palm tree.
ko-ko-ko
English: A type of flat-bodied saltwater fish
Wavuvi walivua kokoko baharini.
The fishermen caught flat-bodied fish in the sea.
ko-ko-le-a
English: To remove something that was present
Alikokolea taka zote mezani.
He cleared all the rubbish from the table.
ko-ko-li-ko
English: See kokoriko
Neno kokoliko lina maana sawa na kokoriko.
The word kokoliko means the same as kokoriko.
ko-ko-me-a
English: To fasten something firmly in place; to wedge
Alikokomea mlango kwa mbao.
He fastened the door with planks.
ko-ko-me-ka
English: To put something somewhere with force; to wedge in
Jiwe lilikokoméka kwenye ufa.
The stone was wedged in the crack.
ko-ko-me-za
English: To force something into a small space
Aliweza kokomeza nguo kwenye begi.
He managed to force the clothes into the bag.
ko-ko-mo-a
English: To force something out of the throat or stomach; to dislodge
Alikokomea kipande cha chakula kutoka kooni.
He dislodged the piece of food from his throat.
ko-ko-mo-a
English: 1. The act of a rooster beginning to crow. 2. An animal reaching puberty
Jogoo alianza kokomea alfajiri.
The rooster began to crow at dawn.
ko-ko-mo-a
English: To reveal a secret publicly
Alikokomea siri ya familia hadharani.
He revealed the family secret publicly.
ko-ko-mo-a
English: To take or buy things in large quantities greedily
Alikokomea sukari sokoni bila kuacha kwa wengine.
He bought sugar in bulk at the market, leaving none for others.
ko-ko-mo-ka
English: See kokomo.a¹
Alikokomoka kipande cha chakula kooni.
He dislodged a piece of food from his throat.
ko-ko-mo-ka
English: See kokomo.a³
Alikokomoka siri yake hadharani.
He revealed his secret publicly.
ko-ko-na
English: To wipe something dirty (e.g., feces) with something dry like leaves
Mtoto alijaribu kokona uchafu kwa majani.
The child tried to wipe the dirt with leaves.
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