Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ki'lema/
English: A disability or defect.
Alizaliwa na kilema cha mguu.
He was born with a leg disability.
/ki'lema/
English: A disabled person.
Kilema alipata msaada wa kijamii.
The disabled person received social support.
/ki'lemba/
English: A turban or rooster's crest.
Mzee alivaa kilemba kichwani.
The elder wore a turban on his head.
/ki'lemba/
English: Bride price or fee to a master.
Alilipa kilemba kwa wakwe wake.
He paid bride price to his in-laws.
/ki'lemba/
English: A bribe; payment to transfer rights.
Alitoa kilemba ili aruhusiwe kuingia.
He gave a bribe to be allowed in.
ki-len-do
English: A type of sea fish
Wavuvi walikamata kilendo baharini.
The fishermen caught a sea fish in the ocean.
ki-len-ge
English: A four-month pregnancy; a fetus
Mwanamke aligundulika kuwa na kilenge.
The woman was found to have a four-month pregnancy.
ki-len-ge
English: A children's game played by tossing small sticks
Watoto walicheza kilenge uwanjani.
The children played kilenge in the yard.
ki-le-o
English: Any intoxicating drink; alcohol
Alipewa kileo katika sherehe.
He was served alcohol at the celebration.
ki-le-o
English: Modern; of today's time
Mtindo huu ni wa kileo.
This style is modern.
ki-le-o
English: In the fashion of today; contemporary manner
Wamevaa kwa mtindo wa kileo.
They dressed in today's fashion.
ki-le-o
English: Something that excites one's interest
Muziki ulikuwa kileo chake cha kila siku.
Music was his daily passion.
ki-le-te
English: A pin-like stick used for twisting rope or thread
Fundi alitumia kilete kusokotea kamba.
The craftsman used a pin to twist the rope.
ki-le-ti
English: A small metal fitting on the side of a boat where an oar is placed
Kiasia kiliwekwa kwenye kileti cha mashua.
The oar was placed on the boat's fitting.
ki-le-vi
English: The substance in a drink that causes intoxication
Pombe hii ina kilevi kikali.
This drink has strong alcohol content.
ki-li-fi
English: A deep water area; sea depth
Samaki wakubwa hupatikana kilifi.
Big fish are found in deep waters.
ki-li-fi
English: A large heap of sand
Upepo ulitengeneza kilifi cha mchanga.
The wind formed a big heap of sand.
ki-li-haf-tu
English: The small stomach of a ruminant animal
Kilihaftu ni sehemu ya mmeng'enyo wa ng'ombe.
The small stomach is part of the cow's digestion.
ki-li-li
English: A stretcher or bier for carrying a sick person or corpse
Mgonjwa alibebwa kwa kilili.
The patient was carried on a stretcher.
ki-li-li
English: A platform or place where someone gives a speech
Rais alisimama kwenye kilili kutoa hotuba.
The president stood on the platform to give a speech.
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