Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ku-rum-bem-be
English: A widow or elderly woman who has remarried several times
Walimwita kurumbembe kwa sababu aliolewa mara nyingi.
They called her kurumbembe because she had remarried many times.
ku-rum-bi-za
English: A noisy bird known for constant calls
Kurumbiza alipiga kelele mti mzima.
The noisy bird cried out across the whole tree.
ku-rum-bi-zi
English: See kurumbiza
Kurumbizi ni sawa na kurumbiza.
Kurumbizi is the same as kurumbiza.
ku-run-ge
English: See ku nge
Walisema kurunge ni sawa na kunge.
They said kurunge is the same as ku nge.
ku-run-zi
English: A torch; a device for lighting in the dark
Walitumia kurunzi kutafuta usiku.
They used a torch to search at night.
ku-ru-pu-a
English: To startle or alarm; to rush suddenly
Mbwa alirupua paka aliyekuwa akilala.
The dog startled the cat that was sleeping.
ku-ru-pu-ka
English: To burst out suddenly, often after being startled
Ndege walirupuka kutoka kichakani.
Birds flew out suddenly from the thicket.
ku-ru-pu-sha
English: To cause someone or something to leave suddenly
Kelele zilirupusha wanyama porini.
The noise scared the animals out of the bush.
ku-ru-ri
English: Very many; countless
Nyota zilionekana kururi usiku.
Stars appeared countless in the night.
ku-ru-ru
English: Very small crabs found along the shore
Tuliona kururu wakikimbia ufukweni.
We saw small crabs running on the shore.
ku-ru-si
English: A chair
Mzee aliketi kwenye kurusi.
The elder sat on the chair.
ku-ru-si
English: The divine throne of God
Walizungumza kuhusu kurusi ya Mwenyezi Mungu.
They spoke about the throne of God.
ku-ru-ta
English: A military recruit or trainee
Kijana alianza maisha kama kuruta jeshini.
The youth began life as a military recruit.
ku-ru-ta
English: To strip fibers from sisal for rope-making
Wakulima waliruta mkonge shambani.
Farmers stripped sisal in the farm.
ku-ru-ta
English: The act of removing husks or fibers from sisal
Rutaji ni kazi ngumu ya kuruta.
Fiber-stripping is the hard work of kuruta.
ku-ru-ti
English: See kuruta
Walikubali kuruti ni sawa na kuruta.
They agreed kuruti is the same as kuruta.
ku-ru-wi-ji
English: A type of shorebird with a black head and yellow belly
Kuruwiji huonekana kwenye fukwe.
The shorebird kuruwiji is seen on beaches.
ku-ruz
English: To do a job carelessly; to bungle
Aliendelea kuruz kazi ya ujenzi.
He continued to bungle the construction work.
ku-ruz
English: To grate coconut or food using a tool
Alikuruz nazi kwa mbuzi.
He grated coconut using a stool-grater.
ku-ruz
English: To pull with a scraping sound
Alikuruz kiti sakafuni.
He dragged the chair across the floor.
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