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Found 463 word(s) starting with "L"

lango

/'lango/

English: Large entrance; gate; goalpost (sports)

Example (Swahili):

Walipita kupitia lango kuu la shule.

Example (English):

They entered through the main gate of the school.

langu

/'langu/

English: My; mine (possessive adjective/pronoun)

Example (Swahili):

Hili ni shamba langu.

Example (English):

This is my farm.

langua

/lan'gua/

English: To sell at a high price for profit

Example (Swahili):

Aliamua kulangua bidhaa sokoni.

Example (English):

He decided to resell goods at the market for profit.

lanolini

/lano'lini/

English: Lanolin (grease from wool)

Example (Swahili):

Lanolini hutumika katika kutengeneza vipodozi.

Example (English):

Lanolin is used in making cosmetics.

lao

/'lao/

English: Their; theirs (possessive adjective/pronoun)

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba hii ni yao.

Example (English):

This house is theirs.

lapa¹

/'lapa/

English: To eat greedily

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walilapa chakula kwa haraka.

Example (English):

The children ate the food greedily.

lapa²

/'lapa/

English: To curse

Example (Swahili):

Alilapa adui yake kwa hasira.

Example (English):

He cursed his enemy in anger.

lapa³

/'lapa/

English: To wander; to act arrogantly; to ride recklessly

Example (Swahili):

Ana tabia ya kulapa mitaani usiku.

Example (English):

He tends to wander around the streets at night.

lapa⁴

/'lapa/

English: Bathroom slippers

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa lapa kuingia bafuni.

Example (English):

He wore slippers to enter the bathroom.

lapulapu

/lapu'lapu/

English: Ragged clothes; sawdust; wood chips

Example (Swahili):

Alikusanya lapulapu kwa ajili ya kuwasha moto.

Example (English):

He collected wood chips to light a fire.

lasa

/'lasa/

English: To shoot with an arrow

Example (Swahili):

Mwindaji alimlasa fisi porini.

Example (English):

The hunter shot the hyena in the wild.

lasi

/'lasi/

English: Silk-like fabric

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa gauni la kitambaa cha lasi.

Example (English):

She wore a gown made of silk-like fabric.

Lata

/'lata/

English: An ancient deity (pre-Islamic)

Example (Swahili):

Zamani watu waliabudu miungu kama Lata.

Example (English):

In ancient times, people worshiped gods like Lata.

latamia

/lata'mia/

English: To raise a child; to guide

Example (Swahili):

Wazazi wanapaswa kulatamia watoto wao vyema.

Example (English):

Parents should raise their children properly.

latifu

/la'tifu/

English: Gentle; kind; pleasant

Example (Swahili):

Ni mtu latifu na mwenye tabasamu la kudumu.

Example (English):

He is a gentle person with a constant smile.

Latifu

/la'tifu/

English: The Gentle God (Islamic attribute)

Example (Swahili):

Latifu ni mmoja wa majina ya Mwenyezi Mungu.

Example (English):

Al-Latif is one of the names of God.

latitudo

/lati'tudo/

English: Latitude

Example (Swahili):

Tanzania iko karibu na latitudo ya ikweta.

Example (English):

Tanzania lies near the equator's latitude.

lau¹

/'lau/

English: If; even if

Example (Swahili):

Lau angeniambia mapema, ningeenda.

Example (English):

If he had told me earlier, I would have gone.

lau²

/'lau/

English: At least

Example (Swahili):

Lau mpe nafasi ya pili.

Example (English):

At least give him a second chance.

lauka

/lau'ka/

English: To wake up early

Example (Swahili):

Nililauka ili kuanza kazi mapema.

Example (English):

I woke up early to start work.

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