Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ku-puu
English: A foul odor from dirty clothes or body
Alitoa harufu ya kupuu.
He gave off a foul odor.
ku-ra
English: A vote or ballot
Wananchi walipiga kura ya siri.
Citizens cast secret ballots.
ku-ra
English: To scratch or rub lightly
Mtoto alikura ngozi kwa kuwasha.
The child scratched his skin due to itching.
ku-ra-bu
English: A species of crow with a fully black body
Kurabu alikaa juu ya mti akipiga kelele.
The black crow sat on the tree cawing.
ku-ra-gha-bu-gha-bu
English: An advance vote cast before the election day
Alipiga kura ya kuraghabughabu kwa sababu alikuwa safarini.
He cast an advance vote because he was traveling.
ku-ra-ni
English: The Holy Book of Islam; the Qur'an
Waislamu husoma Kurani kila siku.
Muslims read the Qur'an every day.
ku-re-a
English: A type of small bird
Ndege aina ya kurea huimba asubuhi.
The kurea bird sings in the morning.
ku-ri
English: A celebration involving eating and drinking
Watu walikusanyika kwenye kuri ya kijiji.
People gathered at the village feast.
ku-ro
English: A large antelope with big horns that lives near water
Wawindaji walimwona kuro karibu na mto.
Hunters saw a large antelope near the river.
ku-ro
English: A large drum with three legs, also used in proverbs
Walipiga kuro usiku kucha.
They beat the large drum all night.
ku-ro
English: A medicine made from an antelope's horn to treat snakebites
Alitumia kuro kutibu jeraha la nyoka.
He used kuro medicine to treat a snake bite.
ku-ro
English: A public announcement or proclamation
Kuro la serikali lilitangazwa sokoni.
The government proclamation was announced at the market.
ku-ro-sin-gsing
English: See kibaka
Walisema kurosingsing ni sawa na kibaka.
They said kurosingsing is the same as kibaka.
ku-ru
English: A type of wooden log shaped like a beehive but hollow
Walitumia kuru kama hifadhi ya asali.
They used the kuru log as a honey store.
ku-ru
English: The face of an old coin used in Zanzibar, showing a scale
Alipata kuru ya zamani sokoni.
He found an old kuru coin at the market.
ku-ru-ba
English: A bend or curve in a road or path
Kulikuwa na kuruba hatari barabarani.
There was a dangerous curve on the road.
ku-ru-gen-zi
English: A department or directorate within an organization
Anafanya kazi katika kurugenzi ya elimu.
He works in the education directorate.
ku-ru-go
English: A white stone used for smoothing pottery
Fundi alitumia kurugo kusawazisha chungu.
The potter used a kurugo stone to smooth the pot.
ku-ru-ku-ta
English: To rub or scrub
Alirukuta sufuria hadi ikawa safi.
He scrubbed the pot until it was clean.
ku-ru-ma-ve
English: A despised person; a poor or powerless individual
Walimdharau kama kurumave.
They despised him as a powerless man.
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