Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kéfya/
English: Blink; wink.
Alinikefya jicho la upendo.
She winked at me lovingly.
/kefyakefya/
English: To annoy repeatedly.
Tabia yake ya kefyakefya ilinikasirisha.
His nagging behavior annoyed me.
/kéga/
English: Seed cover; husk.
Aliondoa kega kabla ya kupika maharage.
He removed the husk before cooking the beans.
/kejekéje/
English: Weak, unstable.
Daraja hili ni kejekeje.
This bridge is weak.
/kejekéje/
English: Lack of firmness.
Kazi imefanywa kejekeje.
The work was done carelessly.
/ke'jeli/
English: Sarcasm; use of bitter or mocking language.
Kejeli zake ziliwaudhi wengi.
His sarcasm offended many people.
/kejéli/
English: Mock; ridicule.
Usimkejeli mwenzako.
Don't mock your friend.
/kejéli/
English: Ridicule; contemptuous speech.
Hotuba yake ilikuwa ya kejeli.
His speech was full of ridicule.
/kejéli/
English: Irony; words opposite of literal meaning.
Aliongea kwa kejeli kumdhihaki.
He spoke ironically to mock.
/kéke/
English: Small wheel used for operating a device.
Aligeuza keke ya mashine.
He turned the small wheel of the machine.
/kéke/
English: Variant of keekee¹.
Alitumia keke kuchimba shimo.
He used a keke to drill a hole.
/kekéé/
English: Tool for drilling wood.
Fundi alitumia kekee kutoboa mbao.
The craftsman used a drill to bore wood.
/kekéé/
English: Bracelet or bangle.
Alinunua kekee ya fedha.
She bought a silver bracelet.
/kekééza/
English: To drill using kekee.
Fundi alikekeeza mbao.
The carpenter drilled the wood.
/kekéfu/
English: Sound indicating thirst.
Alitoa sauti ya kekefu akiomba maji.
He made a sound of thirst asking for water.
/kekésua/
English: Peel or cut the top part of fruit.
Alikekesua tunda kabla ya kula.
He peeled the top of the fruit before eating.
/kekéta/
English: Bite with teeth.
Mtoto alikeketa kipande cha mkate.
The child bit a piece of bread.
/kekéta/
English: Circumcise a girl.
Wasichana walikeketwa kijijini.
Girls were circumcised in the village.
/kekéta/
English: Grind teeth.
Mtoto alikeketa meno yake usiku.
The child ground his teeth at night.
/kekéta/
English: Cut with a blunt tool.
Alikeketa kuni kwa kisu kibovu.
He cut firewood with a blunt knife.
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