Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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kon-gwa
English: A plant found in damp grassy areas, used as a vegetable and as insect poison
Walikusanya kongwa kwa ajili ya mboga.
They collected kongwa to use as vegetables.
kon-gwa
English: A rocky place or cave where fish hide; a reef
Samaki wengi walikuwa wamejificha kongwa.
Many fish were hiding in the reef.
kon-gwe
English: Very old; ancient; traditional
Jumba kongwe bado linasimama mjini.
The ancient building still stands in town.
kon-gwe
English: Lead role in singing; veteran singer (idiomatic)
Yeye ndiye alikuwa mwimbaji kongwe wa kwaya.
He was the lead singer of the choir.
kon-gwe
English: A plant that produces yellow flowers and grows up to two meters tall
Bustani ilikuwa imejaa mimea ya kongwe.
The garden was full of kongwe plants.
kon-gwe
English: Grey hair
Alianza kuonekana na kongwe kichwani.
He began to show grey hair on his head.
ko-ni
English: The fruit of the mkoni tree
Tulikusanya koni kutoka msituni.
We collected mkoni fruits from the forest.
ko-ni
English: A small animal resembling a bushbaby; a type of primate
Koni alipanda juu ya mti haraka sana.
The small primate climbed up the tree very quickly.
ko-ni
English: A type of biscuit shaped like a cone, used for holding ice cream
Alinunua koni ya aiskrimu barabarani.
He bought an ice cream cone on the street.
ko-ni
English: (colloquial) Oral sex; act of inserting the penis into the mouth and sucking
Katika lugha ya mtaani, kula koni humaanisha tendo la ngono ya mdomo.
In slang, "kula koni" refers to oral sex.
ko-ni
English: A plastic cone used in sports training to mark boundaries
Wachezaji waliweka koni uwanjani kwa mazoezi.
The players placed cones on the field for training.
kon-je
English: A type of wild cat; kalakonje, njuzi
Wawindaji waliona konje msituni.
The hunters saw a wild cat in the forest.
ko-no
English: A sprout or small shoot of a plant
Kono jipya limechipua shambani.
A new shoot has sprouted in the field.
ko-no
English: See also mkono (hand/arm)
Alishika mtoto kwa kono wake.
He held the child with his arm.
ko-no-ko-no
English: A snail; a slow-moving creature with slime
Konokono alitembea taratibu akiacha ute nyuma yake.
The snail moved slowly leaving slime behind.
ko-no-ko-no
English: A wild fruit resembling custard apple or soursop
Tulipata konokono porini tukala kama tunda.
We found a wild konokono fruit in the bush and ate it.
kon-re-di
English: A comrade or friend in struggles or activities
Konredi walishirikiana katika mapambano.
Comrades worked together in the struggle.
kon-re-di
English: A comrade or friend in struggles or activities
Konredi walishirikiana katika mapambano.
Comrades worked together in the struggle.
kon-se-ti
English: A live music concert
Vijana walihudhuria konseti mjini jana usiku.
The youth attended a concert in town last night.
kon-si-te-bo
English: See konstebo (constable; junior-ranked police officer)
Konsitebo alipewa zamu ya doria usiku.
The constable was assigned the night patrol.
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