Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kapíle/
English: Food sold in the market; mixture of potatoes and groundnuts.
Alinunua kapile sokoni.
He bought kapile at the market.
/kapolojía/
English: Branch of botany dealing with seeds and fruits.
Anasomea kapolojia chuoni.
He is studying carpology at the university.
/kapténi/
English: Leader of a unit; ship captain.
Kapteni alisimamia safari ya meli.
The captain oversaw the ship's journey.
/kaptúra/
English: Shorts; short trousers.
Alivaa kaptura wakati wa michezo.
He wore shorts during sports.
/kápu/
English: Large basket.
Mama aliweka mazao kwenye kapu.
Mother put the harvest in the basket.
/kápu/
English: Contribution money; midwife's fee.
Walichanga kapu kwa mkunga.
They contributed money for the midwife.
/kápu/
English: Gift brought by a visitor to the host.
Wageni walileta kapu nyumbani.
The visitors brought gifts to the home.
/kapúa/
English: Blink; open and close the eyes.
Mtoto alikapuakapu macho yake.
The child blinked his eyes.
/kapúku/
English: Ignorant or poor person; despised one.
Walimwona kama kapuku wa kijiji.
They saw him as the poor man of the village.
/kapúta/
English: Ritual drum for casting out spirits.
Waliimba na kupiga kaputa.
They sang and beat the ritual drum.
/kapúti/
English: Corpse; dead body.
Kaputi lilipatikana porini.
A dead body was found in the forest.
/kapúti/
English: Large coat for cold weather.
Alivaa kaputi wakati wa baridi.
He wore a coat during the cold.
/kapúti/
English: Anaesthetic drug used in surgery.
Daktari alimpa kaputi kabla ya upasuaji.
The doctor gave him anaesthesia before surgery.
/kapúti/
English: Daydream; impossible thing.
Mipango yake ni kama kaputi.
His plans are like daydreams.
/kapúti/
English: Useless state; spoiled completely.
Simu hii imekuwa kaputi.
This phone is totally spoiled.
/kaputúla/
English: Diarrhea disease.
Mtoto anaumwa kaputula.
The child is sick with diarrhea.
/kára/
English: Narrow piece of wood; log.
Aliokota kara kando ya mto.
He picked up a log by the river.
/kára/
English: Wild cat hunting chickens.
Kara aliwinda kuku wa kijiji.
A wild cat hunted the village chickens.
/karáa/
English: Verse of the Qur'an; recitation words.
Walisoma karaa msikitini.
They recited verses at the mosque.
/karabáyi/
English: Oil lamp with wick; miner's gas lamp.
Waliwasha karabai usiku.
They lit the oil lamp at night.
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