Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kigèugeu/
English: Indecisiveness; inconsistency.
Kigeugeu chake kilichosha wafuasi.
His inconsistency disappointed his supporters.
/kigèuzi/
English: Adapter; transformer.
Walitumia kigeuzi kubadilisha umeme.
They used an adapter to convert electricity.
/kigèzo/
English: A standard; criterion; measure.
Alitumia kigezo cha ubora kuchagua.
He used quality as the criterion for selection.
/kigèzo/
English: A role model.
Alikuwa kigezo kwa vijana wote.
He was a role model for all the youth.
/kighàiri/
English: An exception to a rule.
Kighairi kiliwekwa kwa watu wazee.
An exception was made for the elderly.
/kigìngi/
English: A peg; stake driven into the ground.
Walipiga kigingi kuonyesha mpaka.
They drove a peg to mark the boundary.
/Kigìriki/
English: The Greek language.
Alijifunza Kigiriki chuo kikuu.
He studied Greek at university.
/kigòda/
English: A three-legged stool.
Mzee aliketi kwenye kigoda.
The old man sat on a three-legged stool.
/kigòda/
English: A platform or chair in honor of a famous person.
Walimtunuku kigoda cha heshima.
They awarded him an honorary chair.
/kigòda/
English: A basket for carrying sweet potatoes.
Walibeba viazi kwenye kigoda.
They carried sweet potatoes in a basket.
/kigòdo/
English: Rice flour mixed with grated coconut and sugar.
Walitengeneza kigodo kwa kifungua kinywa.
They made a rice-coconut cake for breakfast.
/kigòe/
English: A stick used in a game; forked stick for picking fruits.
Watoto walicheza na vigoe.
The children played with the sticks.
/kigòga/
English: A weak plant that spreads like a carpet.
Kigoga kimeota shambani.
The weak creeping plant has spread in the field.
/kigògo/
English: A log; piece of wood without leaves.
Walichoma kigogo kwa moto.
They burned the log in the fire.
/kigògo/
English: An influential or powerful person.
Yeye ni kigogo wa siasa.
He is a political heavyweight.
/kigògo/
English: Sound asleep; deeply.
Mtoto amelala kigogo.
The child is fast asleep.
/kigògota/
English: A woodpecker.
Kigogota alionekana akibisha kwenye mti.
A woodpecker was seen pecking on the tree.
/kigòli/
English: A girl who has not reached puberty.
Kigoli alicheza na wenzake uwanjani.
The young girl played with her peers in the field.
/kigòma/
English: A generation; age group.
Kizazi hiki ni kigoma kipya.
This is a new generation.
/kigòma/
English: A type of drum played by men in Siu.
Wanaume walipiga kigoma wakati wa sherehe.
Men played the kigoma drum during the celebration.
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