Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/karabáti/
English: Restore to old state; repair.
Walikarabati nyumba ya zamani.
They repaired the old house.
/karabíni/
English: Short rifle; carbine.
Askari alikuwa na bunduki ya karabini.
The soldier had a carbine rifle.
/karábu/
English: Be near; close.
Nyumba yao iko karabu na shule.
Their house is near the school.
/karabúza/
English: Small melon, white or yellow inside.
Walikula tunda la karabuza.
They ate a karabuza fruit.
/karádha/
English: Short-term loan; debt.
Alipata karadha kutoka benki.
He got a short-term loan from the bank.
/karádhi/
English: To request a loan.
Alienda kumkaradhi jirani.
He went to request a loan from his neighbor.
/karafúu/
English: Clove spice; aromatic fruit.
Waliweka karafuu kwenye chai.
They put cloves in the tea.
/karafúu máiti/
English: See kafuri maiti (embalming spice).
Walitumia karafuumaiti kuhifadhi mwili.
They used spice to preserve the body.
/karagósi/
English: Puppet leader; puppet ruler.
Kiongozi huyo alionekana kama karagosi wa wageni.
That leader seemed like a puppet of foreigners.
/karagósi/
English: Puppet controlled by strings.
Mtoto alicheza na karagosi.
The child played with a puppet.
/karagósi/
English: Character in literature full of exaggerated traits.
Mwandishi alitumia karagosi kueleza jamii.
The writer used a caricature to explain society.
/karáha/
English: Disgust; annoyance.
Maneno yake yalimletea karaha.
His words caused annoyance.
/karáyi/
English: Large metal bowl for frying or carrying cement.
Walitumia karai kupika mandazi.
They used a large bowl to fry mandazi.
/karakána/
English: Workshop; factory.
Fundi alifanya kazi kwenye karakana.
The artisan worked in the workshop.
/karakára/
English: Passion fruit used for juice.
Walitengeneza juisi ya karakara.
They made juice from passion fruit.
/karáma/
English: God-given talent or gift.
Ana karama ya uimbaji.
She has the gift of singing.
/karáma/
English: State of prayers being accepted.
Dua zake zilikuwa na karama.
His prayers were accepted.
/karamálá/
English: Tool for smoothing cement.
Fundi alitumia karamala kupaka sakafu.
The mason used a trowel to smooth the floor.
/karamámba/
English: Silvery spotted sea fish.
Wavuvi walivua karamamba baharini.
Fishermen caught a spotted sea fish.
/karambágo/
English: Mongoose-like animal with a white tail.
Waliona karambago porini.
They saw a mongoose-like animal in the wild.
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