Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kéngo/
English: Trickery; deception.
Biashara yake imejaa kengo.
His business is full of trickery.
/kéni/
English: A watering can.
Alinyunyizia mimea kwa keni.
He watered the plants with a watering can.
/kénja/
English: A loud, irritating sound.
Mlango ulitoa sauti ya kenja.
The door made a loud creaking sound.
/kénu/
English: Expression emphasizing bared teeth or smile.
Alitoa kenu ya furaha.
He gave a broad, toothy smile.
/kenúa/
English: To open the mouth wide showing teeth; to smile broadly.
Alikenua meno yake kwa furaha.
He bared his teeth in joy.
/kenuakenúa/
English: To giggle; to show scorn by smiling.
Alikenukenua akimdhihaki.
She giggled mockingly at him.
/kénya/
English: To smile; to open mouth showing teeth.
Alimkaribisha kwa kenya ya furaha.
He welcomed him with a joyful smile.
/kenyekénye/
English: Completely; totally.
Chakula kiliharibika kenyekenye.
The food was completely spoiled.
/képu/
English: A flea-like insect that burrows into human skin and lays eggs.
Alipata maumivu baada ya kepu kuingia mguuni.
He felt pain after a flea burrowed into his foot.
/képu/
English: See chepeo.
Walitumia kepu kama kivuli.
They used the kepu as shade.
/kéra/
English: To annoy; to disturb.
Kelele zilikera wanafunzi darasani.
The noise annoyed the students in class.
/keratísi/
English: A growth in the cornea of the eye.
Daktari aligundua keratisi jichoni mwake.
The doctor found a corneal growth in his eye.
/keréka/
English: To be annoyed; to get angry.
Alikereka kwa maneno hayo.
He was annoyed by those words.
/kerekécha/
English: Puppet; marionette.
Waliangalia maonesho ya kerekecha.
They watched a puppet show.
/kerekéta/
English: To cause pain; to irritate.
Kidonda kilimkereketa.
The wound irritated him.
/kerekéta/
English: To annoy; to provoke.
Maneno yake yalimkereketa sana.
His words provoked him greatly.
/keremkerému/
English: A type of bird that feeds on bees.
Keremkeremu walikuwa wakiruka karibu na mzinga.
The bee-eaters were flying near the hive.
/kereng'énde/
English: Large locust-like insect with a long thin body.
Shamba lishambuliwa na kereng'ende wengi.
The farm was attacked by many large locusts.
/kereng'énde/
English: A type of bird resembling a hen with an orange neck.
Tuliona kereng'ende msituni.
We saw a partridge in the forest.
/keréza/
English: To saw or smooth something; to grind teeth.
Fundi alikereza mbao kwa msumeno.
The carpenter sawed the wood with a saw.
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