Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kichéko/
English: Laughter.
Kicheko kilijaa ukumbini.
Laughter filled the hall.
/kichéle/
English: Very small; tiny.
Alitoa hela kichele mfukoni.
He took a tiny coin from his pocket.
/kichéle/
English: Clear; naked; obvious.
Ukweli ulikuwa kichele machoni pa kila mtu.
The truth was clear in everyone's eyes.
/kichelema/
English: A small leftover piece of soap.
Alitumia kichelema kuosha mikono.
He used a small piece of soap to wash his hands.
/kichelema/
English: Watery, unripe cassava or potatoes.
Chakula kilikuwa na kichelema cha mihogo.
The food had watery cassava.
/kichelema/
English: The heart of a coconut palm, eaten as salad.
Walikula kichelema cha mnazi.
They ate the heart of the coconut palm.
/kichenúo/
English: Car exhaust pipe.
Mafundi walibadilisha kichenuo cha gari.
The mechanics replaced the car's exhaust pipe.
/kichépe/
English: Something soft and worn out.
Shati lake lilikuwa kichepe.
His shirt was soft and worn out.
/kichépe/
English: Carelessly; haphazardly.
Aliandika kichepe kwenye daftari.
He wrote carelessly in the notebook.
/kichésa/
English: Clear sky.
Baada ya mvua kulikuwa na kichesa kizuri.
After the rain there was a clear sky.
/kichíkichi/
English: Cutting with a blunt knife.
Aliikata nyama kichikichi kwa kisu butu.
He cut the meat roughly with a blunt knife.
/kichimbakázi/
English: A type of spirit believed to deliver messages.
Walizungumza kuhusu kichimbakazi usiku.
They talked about the spirit at night.
/Kichína/
English: Chinese language.
Anajifunza Kichina shuleni.
He is learning Chinese at school.
/Kichína/
English: Incomprehensible language; gibberish.
Mazungumzo yao yalionekana kama Kichina.
Their conversation sounded like gibberish.
/kichinichíni/
English: Through illegitimate means; corruptly.
Alipata kazi kichinichini.
He got the job through corrupt means.
/kichinichíni/
English: Trickery; scheming.
Alijulikana kwa tabia ya kichinichini.
He was known for scheming.
/kichinjaminíba/
English: The last-born child.
Yeye ndiye kichinjaminiba wa familia.
He is the last-born of the family.
/kichinjaudhía/
English: A plant whose leaves treat headaches.
Walitumia majani ya kichinjaudhia kupunguza maumivu ya kichwa.
They used the plant's leaves to treat headache.
/kícho/
English: Fear, worry, anxiety.
Alijawa na kicho usiku.
He was filled with fear at night.
/kícho/
English: A spring of water.
Walipata maji safi kwenye kicho.
They found clean water at the spring.
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