Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ku-ta-ku-ta
English: To twitch or jerk, as in epilepsy
Mgonjwa alianza kutakuta.
The patient began to twitch.
ku-ta-ku-ta
English: To shake clothes or objects to remove dust or water
Alikutakuta nguo zilizooshwa.
He shook the washed clothes.
ku-ta-na
English: To meet or encounter
Walikutana sokoni.
They met at the market.
ku-ta-na
English: To have a meeting or gathering
Viongozi walikutana kujadili amani.
Leaders met to discuss peace.
ku-ta-ni-o
English: A meeting point or intersection
Barabara hizo zina kutanio katikati ya kijiji.
Those roads intersect in the middle of the village.
ku-ti
English: Food; sustenance
Wanafunzi walipewa kuti shuleni.
Students were given food at school.
ku-ti
English: A palm or coconut leaf used for roofing
Nyumba yao imefunikwa kwa kuti.
Their house is roofed with palm leaves.
ku-ti
English: A container or vessel used for incense or powder
Walitumia kuti kwa kufukizia uvumba.
They used the vessel to burn incense.
ku-ti
English: A projection on a wall used as a guard post
Mlinzi alikaa kwenye kuti ya ukuta.
The guard sat at the wall projection.
ku-ti
English: An ornament with a tassel
Mrembo alivaa kuti shingoni.
The beauty wore a tassel ornament around her neck.
ku-ti
English: A ship loading area
Shehena iliwekwa kwenye kuti la meli.
Cargo was placed at the ship's loading area.
ku-to
English: A bundle of hair
Msichana alikuwa na kuto la nywele.
The girl had a bundle of hair.
ku-to-ka
English: From; since; starting from
Aliishi hapa kutoka utotoni.
He lived here since childhood.
ku-tu
English: Rust that forms on iron
Chuma kilishikwa na kutu.
The iron was covered with rust.
ku-tu
English: A lump of stool
Mtoto alitoa kutu kubwa.
The child passed a big lump of stool.
ku-tu-a
English: To land; to pull down strongly
Ndege alitua uwanjani.
The plane landed at the airport.
ku-tub
English: To write or compose
Walikutub kitabu kipya.
They wrote a new book.
ku-tu-ka
English: To do something suddenly; to be startled
Alitutuka kwa habari zake.
He startled us with his news.
ku-tu-ku-tu
English: Roundabout; winding
Walipita njia ya kutukutu.
They passed through the winding path.
ku-tu-ku-tu
English: Small wild plants
Shamba lilijaa kutukutu.
The field was full of small wild plants.
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