Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kiˈdete/
English: Firmly, strongly.
Alishika kamba kidete.
He held the rope firmly.
/kiˈdevu/
English: Chin.
Aligusa kidevu chake kwa mkono.
He touched his chin with his hand.
/kidhaˈbidhaˈbina/
English: A slanderous person; troublemaker.
Yule jirani ni kidhabidhabina kijijini.
That neighbor is known as a slanderer in the village.
/kiˈðabu/
English: Liar.
Asimsikilize, yeye ni kidhabu.
Don't listen to him, he is a liar.
/kidhaˈhana/
English: Abstract; not tangible.
Fikira zake zilikuwa za kidhahana zaidi kuliko za vitendo.
His thoughts were more abstract than practical.
/kiˈði/
English: To satisfy; fulfill needs.
Chakula kilimkidhi vizuri.
The food satisfied him well.
/kiˈði/
English: To compensate for a missed prayer.
Alikidhi sala aliyokosa jana.
He compensated for the prayer he missed yesterday.
/kidhibitiˈmbali/
English: Remote control device.
Aliwasha televisheni kwa kidhibitimbali.
He turned on the TV with a remote control.
/kidhibitiˈmwendo/
English: Speed governor (in a vehicle).
Gari hili lina kidhibitimwendo cha kisasa.
This car has a modern speed governor.
/kiˈdifu/
English: Shoulder blade.
Alijisugua kidifu kwa maumivu.
He rubbed his shoulder blade because of pain.
/kiˈdiɡi/
English: Very small; tiny.
Alipata kidigi cha chumvi mezani.
He found a tiny amount of salt on the table.
/kiˈdiku/
English: Featherless chicken (see kidimu).
Waliuza kidiku sokoni.
They sold a featherless chicken at the market.
/kiˈdiku/
English: A small piece; fragment.
Aliokota kidiku cha chupa kilichovunjika.
He picked up a small piece of the broken bottle.
/kiˈdimu/
English: Featherless chicken.
Kidimu huyu alifugwa kwa ajili ya tambiko.
This featherless chicken was raised for rituals.
/kidimuˈmsitu/
English: Wild lemon tree.
Kidimumsitu hupatikana pembezoni mwa misitu.
The wild lemon tree is found on forest edges.
/kidiˈmundu/
English: Small yellow fish with black spots.
Wavuvi walipata samaki wa aina ya kidimundu.
The fishermen caught a kidimundu fish.
/kidinˈdia/
English: Continuously, without stopping.
Aliongea kidindia bila kupumua.
He spoke continuously without pausing.
/kidinɡaˈpopo/
English: Malaria with recurring fever.
Aliugua kidingapopo kwa wiki mbili.
He suffered from malaria for two weeks.
/kidinɡaˈpopo/
English: Gossip; busybody.
Yule jirani ni kidingapopo mkubwa.
That neighbor is a big gossip.
/kidiniˈndi/
English: Firmly, with strength.
Alishikilia fimbo kidinindi.
He held the stick firmly.
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