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Found 463 word(s) starting with "L"

lijana

/li'jana/

English: Paradise; heaven

Example (Swahili):

Waumini huomba kuingia lijana.

Example (English):

Believers pray to enter paradise.

lika¹

/'lika/

English: To ripen

Example (Swahili):

Embe limeanza kulika.

Example (English):

The mango has started to ripen.

lika²

/'lika/

English: To wear out; to be ground down

Example (Swahili):

Viatu vimeanza kulika baada ya mwaka mmoja.

Example (English):

The shoes have started to wear out after a year.

likala

/li'kala/

English: Stork (bird)

Example (Swahili):

Likala ni ndege mrefu mwenye miguu mirefu.

Example (English):

The stork is a tall bird with long legs.

liki

/'liki/

English: Leek (vegetable)

Example (Swahili):

Aliongeza liki kwenye supu.

Example (English):

He added leek to the soup.

likisa

/li'kisa/

English: To hinder; to prevent

Example (Swahili):

Mvua ililikisa kazi kuendelea.

Example (English):

The rain hindered the work from continuing.

likiza¹

/li'kiza/

English: To wean; to make someone stop something

Example (Swahili):

Mama alimlikiza mtoto kunyonya.

Example (English):

The mother weaned the child from breastfeeding.

likiza²

/li'kiza/

English: To finish quickly

Example (Swahili):

Alilikiza kazi yote kwa muda mfupi.

Example (English):

He finished all the work in a short time.

likizo

/li'kizo/

English: Holiday; leave

Example (Swahili):

Nimechukua likizo ya wiki mbili.

Example (English):

I've taken a two-week holiday.

lile

/'lile/

English: Demonstrative showing distance (li-/ya- class)

Example (Swahili):

Lile gari ni la jirani yetu.

Example (English):

That car belongs to our neighbor.

lili

/'lili/

English: Emphatic pronoun; part for sitting; funeral bed

Example (Swahili):

Waliweka mwili juu ya lili kwa mazishi.

Example (English):

They placed the body on the funeral bed.

lilia

/li'lia/

English: To cry for a reason; mourn; struggle over something

Example (Swahili):

Alilia kwa uchungu baada ya kupoteza ndugu.

Example (English):

She cried in sorrow after losing a relative.

liliwala

/lili'wala/

English: To forget; to be absent-minded

Example (Swahili):

Nilililiwala kabisa kuhusu ahadi yangu.

Example (English):

I completely forgot about my promise.

lima¹

/'lima/

English: To cultivate; prepare land; to strike or attack

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima wanalima mashamba yao kila msimu.

Example (English):

Farmers cultivate their fields every season.

lima²

/'lima/

English: Wedding feast

Example (Swahili):

Walifanya lima kubwa kusherehekea ndoa yao.

Example (English):

They held a grand feast to celebrate their wedding.

lima³

/'lima/

English: Inherited farm

Example (Swahili):

Ana lima la urithi kutoka kwa wazazi wake.

Example (English):

He has an inherited farm from his parents.

limao

/li'mao/

English: See limau

Example (Swahili):

Limao hili lina ladha kali.

Example (English):

This lemon has a strong taste.

limatia¹

/lima'tia/

English: To be late; to delay

Example (Swahili):

Alilimatia kufika kazini leo.

Example (English):

He was late arriving at work today.

limatia²

/lima'tia/

English: To postpone

Example (Swahili):

Walilimatia mkutano hadi kesho.

Example (English):

They postponed the meeting until tomorrow.

limatia³

/lima'tia/

English: To cling or stick on top of something

Example (Swahili):

Vumbi lililimatia kwenye dari.

Example (English):

Dust clung to the ceiling.

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