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Found 4396 word(s) starting with "K"

Kuka

ku-ka

English: An electric or gas stove

Example (Swahili):

Walipika wali kwenye kuka.

Example (English):

They cooked rice on the stove.

Kuke

ku-ke

English: Sea waste such as seaweed and debris washed ashore

Example (Swahili):

Ufuo ulikuwa umejaa kuke baada ya dhoruba.

Example (English):

The shore was full of sea waste after the storm.

Kukiri

ku-ki-ri

English: To confess; to admit

Example (Swahili):

Alilazimika kukiri kosa lake.

Example (English):

He had to confess his mistake.

Kuko

ku-ko

English: A raised ridge of soil in a farm

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walitengeneza kuko mashambani.

Example (English):

The farmers made ridges in the fields.

Kuko

ku-ko

English: An emphatic word meaning "there"

Example (Swahili):

Alisema atakuwa kuko kesho.

Example (English):

He said he will be there tomorrow.

Kuko

ku-ko

English: A specific place

Example (Swahili):

Kila mgeni alipelekwa kuko maalum.

Example (English):

Each visitor was taken to a specific place.

Kuko

ku-ko

English: Used in questions to ask about condition or location

Example (Swahili):

Uko kuko vipi leo?

Example (English):

How are you there today?

Kuku

ku-ku

English: A domestic fowl kept for eggs and meat

Example (Swahili):

Wanafunzi walimlisha kuku wa shule.

Example (English):

The students fed the school's chicken.

Kuku

ku-ku

English: Emphatic word for "here"

Example (Swahili):

Nipo kuku leo.

Example (English):

I am here today.

Kukuboi

ku-ku-boi

English: See poni

Example (Swahili):

Walisema ni sawa na kukuboi.

Example (English):

They said it is the same as poni.

Kukukuku

ku-ku-ku-ku

English: A word showing someone carrying something in their hands

Example (Swahili):

Alikuja kukukuku na mzigo mkubwa.

Example (English):

He came carrying a big load in his hands.

Kukumia

ku-ku-mi-a

English: To drink quickly

Example (Swahili):

Alikukumia maji kwa haraka.

Example (English):

He drank the water quickly.

Kukumia

ku-ku-mi-a

English: To attack suddenly; to charge

Example (Swahili):

Ng'ombe alikukumia mtu shambani.

Example (English):

The bull charged at a man in the field.

Kukunungu

ku-ku-nun-gu

English: A type of drum (manungwi)

Example (Swahili):

Walipiga kukunungu kwenye sherehe.

Example (English):

They played the kukunungu drum at the celebration.

Kukunyaa

ku-ku-nyaa

English: To become hard; to shrink

Example (Swahili):

Nguo zilianza kukunyaa baada ya kukaushwa.

Example (English):

The clothes began to shrink after being dried.

Kukurika

ku-ku-ri-ka

English: To be very busy; restless

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa akikuruka na kukurika siku nzima.

Example (English):

He was restless and busy the whole day.

Kukurika

ku-ku-ri-ka

English: A heartbeat racing fast

Example (Swahili):

Moyo wake ulikukurika kwa hofu.

Example (English):

His heart was racing with fear.

Kukurukakara

ku-ku-ru-ka-ka-ra

English: A state of tension; a struggle

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na kukurukakara kazini.

Example (English):

There was tension at work.

Kukusa

ku-ku-sa

English: To push away with force

Example (Swahili):

Ali kukusa kiti pembeni.

Example (English):

He pushed the chair aside.

Kukusa

ku-ku-sa

English: To shake someone awake

Example (Swahili):

Alimkukusa mtoto aliyelala.

Example (English):

He shook the sleeping child.

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