Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kihéba/
English: See borchoa¹.
Aliona kiheba shambani.
He saw a borchoa in the field.
/kihémbe/
English: See boro- (incomplete entry).
Alitumia kihembe kupima.
He used a measure to gauge.
/ki'henge/
English: A large shed built with trees and thatched.
Wakulima walihifadhi nafaka zao kwenye kihenge kikubwa.
Farmers stored their grains in a large shed.
/kiherehére/
English: Restlessness; being overly talkative.
Mtoto ana kiherehere cha kupindukia.
The child has excessive restlessness.
/kihere'here/
English: Anxiety; a state of fluttering heart; suspicion, doubt.
Alijawa na kiherehere kabla ya mtihani.
He was filled with anxiety before the exam.
/kihere'here/
English: Showing off; being in a hurry or eager.
Kiherehere chake kilimsababisha afanye makosa.
His eagerness caused him to make mistakes.
/ki'hero/
English: A small tray made from a tree.
Mama aliweka matunda kwenye kihero.
Mother placed the fruits on a small tray.
/kihésa/
English: A small traditional tax or levy.
Wakulima walilipa kihesa chao.
Farmers paid their small traditional tax.
/ki'hiil/
English: To skin an animal after slaughter.
Wakulima walimsaidia kihii mbuzi baada ya kuchinjwa.
The farmers helped him skin the goat after slaughter.
/ki'hindi/
English: The Hindi language.
Anaongea Kihindi kwa ufasaha.
She speaks Hindi fluently.
/ki'hindi/
English: Related to Indian people or India.
Chakula hiki kina ladha ya kihindi.
This food has an Indian flavor.
/kihisiji/
English: An interjection; a word showing emotions.
"Lo!" ni kihisishi cha mshangao.
"Lo!" is an interjection of surprise.
/kihispa'nia/
English: The Spanish language.
Nilijifunza Kihispania shuleni.
I learned Spanish in school.
/kihistória/
English: Historical; relating to history.
Alitoa maelezo ya kihistoria.
He gave historical explanations.
/kihiti'mijo/
English: Conclusion.
Alitoa kihitimisho cha mjadala.
He gave the conclusion of the discussion.
/ki'hoda/
English: Medicine or device used to terminate pregnancy.
Kihoda kiliwahi kutumiwa vibaya zamani.
The abortion medicine was misused in the past.
/ki'hobi/
English: A body part that stores water for functions.
Tezi ni kihodhi cha maji mwilini.
The gland is a reservoir for body fluids.
/kihógo/
English: Cassava disease.
Mashamba yameathiriwa na kihogo.
The farms have been affected by cassava disease.
/ki'hongwe/
English: A small brownish donkey used for carrying loads.
Kihongwe kilibeba kuni kutoka shambani.
The small donkey carried firewood from the farm.
/ki'hori/
English: A small canoe or boat.
Wavuvi walitumia kihori kuvua samaki.
The fishermen used a small canoe to fish.
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