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Found 4396 word(s) starting with "K"

Kompyutish.a

kom-pyu-ti-sha

English: To computerize; to process by computer

Example (Swahili):

Wamekompyutisha taarifa zote ofisini.

Example (English):

They computerized all the office records.

Kompyutish.a

kom-pyu-ti-sha

English: To computerize; to process by computer

Example (Swahili):

Wamekompyutisha taarifa zote ofisini.

Example (English):

They computerized all the office records.

Komunya

ko-mu-nya

English: Bread and wine given during communion; the Eucharist

Example (Swahili):

Wakristo walipokea komunya kanisani.

Example (English):

Christians received communion in church.

Komunya

ko-mu-nya

English: Bread and wine given during communion; the Eucharist

Example (Swahili):

Wakristo walipokea komunya kanisani.

Example (English):

Christians received communion in church.

Komwe¹

kom-we

English: Seeds used in the bao game

Example (Swahili):

Walicheza bao kwa kutumia komwe.

Example (English):

They played the bao game with seeds.

Komwe¹

kom-we

English: Seeds used in the bao game

Example (Swahili):

Walicheza bao kwa kutumia komwe.

Example (English):

They played the bao game with seeds.

Komwe²

kom-we

English: See komo

Example (Swahili):

Walisema komwe ni sawa na komo.

Example (English):

They said komwe is the same as komo.

Komwe²

kom-we

English: See komo

Example (Swahili):

Walisema komwe ni sawa na komo.

Example (English):

They said komwe is the same as komo.

Komwe³

kom-we

English: A disease causing fleshy growths on the anus

Example (Swahili):

Alipata ugonjwa wa komwe.

Example (English):

He suffered from fleshy growths on the anus.

Komwe³

kom-we

English: A disease causing fleshy growths on the anus

Example (Swahili):

Alipata ugonjwa wa komwe.

Example (English):

He suffered from fleshy growths on the anus.

Kona¹

ko-na

English: A corner of a road, house, or place

Example (Swahili):

Aligeuka kona ya nyumba.

Example (English):

He turned the corner of the house.

Kona¹

ko-na

English: A corner of a road, house, or place

Example (Swahili):

Aligeuka kona ya nyumba.

Example (English):

He turned the corner of the house.

Kongowea

kon-go-we-a

English: To welcome warmly

Example (Swahili):

Alimkongowea rafiki yake baada ya safari ndefu.

Example (English):

He warmly welcomed his friend after a long journey.

Kongowea

Kon-go-we-a

English: An old name for Mombasa

Example (Swahili):

Kongowea ilikuwa jina la zamani la Mombasa.

Example (English):

Kongowea was the old name for Mombasa.

Kongozi

kon-go-zi

English: Spreading widely and rapidly

Example (Swahili):

Moto kongozi uliteketeza mashamba yote.

Example (English):

The widespread fire destroyed all the farms.

Kongozi

kon-go-zi

English: A type of Swahili song sung to farewell or cleanse the year/day; New Year welcoming songs

Example (Swahili):

Vijana waliimba nyimbo za kongozi wakati wa sherehe za mwaka mpya.

Example (English):

The youth sang kongozi songs during the New Year celebrations.

Kongozoa

kon-go-zo-a

English: To make smooth or straight; to remove a fold

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alikongozoa kitambaa kabla ya kushona.

Example (English):

The tailor straightened the cloth before sewing.

Kongozoka

kon-go-zo-ka

English: To come loose; to detach from where stuck

Example (Swahili):

Jiwe lilkongozoka kutoka ukutani.

Example (English):

The stone came loose from the wall.

Kongwa

kon-gwa

English: A yoke once used to fasten slaves by the neck

Example (Swahili):

Watumwa walifungwa kwa kongwa shingoni.

Example (English):

The slaves were bound with a yoke around their necks.

Kongwa

kon-gwa

English: A hard seed inside a fruit; kernel

Example (Swahili):

Alivunja tunda kupata kongwa ndani.

Example (English):

He cracked the fruit to get the kernel inside.

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