Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ki'hori/
English: See hori (boat).
Wanafunzi walipanda kihori kuvuka mto.
The students boarded a small boat to cross the river.
/kihóro/
English: Grief; sorrow.
Alilia kwa kihoro baada ya msiba.
She cried with grief after the funeral.
/ki'horo/
English: Great fear.
Habari ya tetemeko la ardhi ilileta kihoro kijijini.
The news of the earthquake caused great fear in the village.
/kihórocho/
English: Plant with rough leaves used for scrubbing.
Alitumia kihorocho kusugua sufuria.
She used the rough-leaf plant to scrub the pot.
/kihoro'horo/
English: Extreme fear (same as kihoro).
Mtoto alipata kihorohoro baada ya kupotea.
The child was terrified after getting lost.
/ki'hosi/
English: A thin cloth that shows the inside.
Alivaa nguo ya kihosi katika sherehe.
She wore a transparent cloth at the ceremony.
/ki'huna/
English: Owl.
Kihuna alisikika akilia usiku.
The owl was heard hooting at night.
/ki'hunza/
English: Board used to cover a corpse in the grave.
Walitumia kihunza kufunika mwili kaburini.
They used a board to cover the body in the grave.
/ki'hunzi/
English: Mumbling or reversing words.
Aliongea kwa kihunzi ili asieleweke.
He mumbled his words to avoid being understood.
/kihurízo/
English: Encouragement; something that gives strength.
Maneno yake yalikuwa kihurizo kwangu.
His words were an encouragement to me.
/kihusiji/
English: A preposition; relating word.
"Kwa" ni kihusishi kinachoonyesha mahali.
"Kwa" is a preposition that shows place.
/kii/
English: Stick used for measuring depth or husking coconuts.
Alitumia kii kupima kina cha kisima.
He used a stick to measure the depth of the well.
/kii/
English: The water level in a well; depth of a hole.
Kii cha kisima kimeshuka kutokana na ukame.
The water level in the well dropped due to drought.
/kiíba/
English: Small child's stool for sitting.
Mtoto alikaa kwenye kiiba.
The child sat on a small stool.
/kiíbaya/
English: Something evil; a bad omen.
Waliona kiibaya njiani.
They saw a bad omen on the way.
/kiíbazi/
English: A fragment; a small piece of something.
Alipata kiibazi cha chupa.
He picked up a shard of glass.
/kiíbu/
English: Lid of a container.
Aliweka kiibu cha chungu.
He placed the lid on the pot.
/kiígeo/
English: A small measure; scale.
Alipima unga kwa kiigeo.
He measured the flour with a scale.
/ki'gizi/
English: Interjection (see kihisishi).
"Eeeh!" ni kiigizi cha mshangao.
"Eeeh!" is an interjection of surprise.
/kiígizo/
English: A drama; an act; imitation.
Tamthilia ile ilikuwa kiigizo cha maisha.
That play was an imitation of life.
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