Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/loke'ʃeni/
English: Administrative area smaller than a division; ward
Anaishi katika lokesheni ya Kisauni.
He lives in the Kisauni ward.
/'lola/
English: To look; to observe; to watch carefully
Alilola upepo ukivuma baharini.
He watched the wind blowing over the sea.
/lo'loma/
English: To say meaningless words; to shout; to roar deeply
Watoto walikuwa wakiloloma bila kueleweka.
The children were babbling incomprehensibly.
/'loma/
English: Stingray fish
Wavuvi walipata loma baharini.
The fishermen caught a stingray in the sea.
/'lomba/
English: Drummer; expert in playing drums
Lomba wa ngoma hiyo ni maarufu sana kijijini.
The drummer of that dance is very famous in the village.
/'londa/
English: To desire strongly; to crave; to long for
Alilonda mali za jirani yake.
He desired his neighbor's wealth.
/londo'a/
English: To lurk; to sneak for something not yours; to seduce
Alilondoa mali ya wengine kwa hila.
He secretly took other people's property through deceit.
/londo'ʃa/
English: To make someone desire; to tempt; to attract
Harufu ya chakula imemlondosha mtoto jikoni.
The smell of food tempted the child to the kitchen.
/'longa/
English: To speak; to converse; to talk
Alilonga maneno ya busara mbele ya hadhira.
He spoke words of wisdom before the audience.
/longi'tudo/
English: Longitude; geographic line measuring east to west
Alieleza jinsi ya kupima longitudo katika ramani.
He explained how to measure longitude on a map.
/lo'poa/
English: To remove; to take out; to separate
Walilopoa mawe yaliyokuwa kwenye maji.
They removed the stones from the water.
/lo'poka/
English: To fall off; to drop from a place
Tunda lililopoka kutoka kwenye mti.
The fruit fell off the tree.
/lo'poo/
English: Printed section; publication; edition
Lopoo mpya ya gazeti ilitoka jana.
The new edition of the newspaper was released yesterday.
/'lori/
English: Truck; large vehicle for carrying goods
Lori lilibeba mizigo mizito bandarini.
The truck carried heavy goods at the port.
/lo'ʃeni/
English: Lotion; scented skin moisturizer
Anatumia losheni kila asubuhi baada ya kuoga.
She applies lotion every morning after bathing.
/'lovu/
English: Watery; soaked; full of moisture
Udongo huu ni lovu kutokana na mvua nyingi.
This soil is soaked because of the heavy rain.
/'lowa/
English: To get wet; to enter water; to absorb moisture
Viatu vyake vililowa mvua.
His shoes got wet in the rain.
/lo'wama/
English: See oama
Alitaja neno lowama badala ya lawama.
He used the word "lowama" instead of "lawama."
/lo'wana/
English: To be soaked; to be full of water
Nguo zangu zimeoza kwa lowana ya mvua.
My clothes are soaked from the rain.
/lo'wana/
English: To fish with a hook
Wavuvi walilowana ziwani asubuhi.
The fishermen fished with hooks in the lake in the morning.
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