Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ko-ko-to-a
English: To calculate; to add up
Wanafunzi walikokotoa hesabu darasani.
The students calculated sums in class.
ko-ko-to-a
English: To get something in large quantities; to take in bulk
Alikokotoa sukari sokoni.
He bought sugar in bulk at the market.
ko-ko-to-a
English: To pluck a fruit like a banana from the bunch
Alikokotoa ndizi kutoka shambani.
He plucked bananas from the farm.
ko-ko-to-a
English: To remove a section of soil; to erode
Mvua ilikokotoa udongo wa shambani.
The rain eroded the soil in the field.
kok-tei-li
English: A party with drinks and snacks; a cocktail
Waliandaa sherehe ya kokteili hoteli.
They organized a cocktail party at the hotel.
kok-wa
English: A hard seed inside a fruit (e.g., mango stone)
Alitoa kokwa ya embe.
He removed the mango stone.
kok-wa
English: Testicles
Alijeruhiwa sehemu za kokwa.
He was injured in the testicles.
kok-wa
English: The fruit of the mkokwa tree
Walikula kokwa kutoka mti wa porini.
They ate fruit from the mkokwa tree.
ko-la
English: A collar on a shirt or garment
Shati lake lina kola ndefu.
His shirt has a long collar.
ko-la
English: A collar on a shirt or garment
Shati lake lina kola ndefu.
His shirt has a long collar.
ko-le-a
English: To be in the right state; to thrive
Chakula kilikolea chumvi vizuri.
The food had the right amount of salt.
ko-le-a
English: To be in the right state; to thrive
Chakula kilikolea chumvi vizuri.
The food had the right amount of salt.
ko-le
English: A branch of coconut, date, or palmyra palm holding fruits
Mnazi ulikuwa na kole lenye nazi nyingi.
The palm had a branch full of coconuts.
ko-le
English: A branch of coconut, date, or palmyra palm holding fruits
Mnazi ulikuwa na kole lenye nazi nyingi.
The palm had a branch full of coconuts.
ko-le
English: A person arrested instead of their relative who escaped
Alikamatwa kama kole kwa kosa la ndugu yake.
He was arrested as a substitute for his relative's crime.
ko-le
English: A person arrested instead of their relative who escaped
Alikamatwa kama kole kwa kosa la ndugu yake.
He was arrested as a substitute for his relative's crime.
ko-le-go
English: A tool for holding things, like forceps or tongs
Daktari alitumia kolego upasuaji.
The doctor used forceps in the surgery.
ko-le-go
English: A tool for holding things, like forceps or tongs
Daktari alitumia kolego upasuaji.
The doctor used forceps in the surgery.
ko-le-ko-le
English: A long flat fish with silvery scales
Wavuvi walivua kolekole baharini.
The fishermen caught a flat silver fish.
ko-le-ko-le
English: A long flat fish with silvery scales
Wavuvi walivua kolekole baharini.
The fishermen caught a flat silver fish.
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